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Legionella pneumophila serogroup 3 infection: importance of serology

Published:2012-08 Issue:3 Volume:57 Page:1-4
ISSN:0036-9330
Container-title:Scottish Medical Journal
language:en
Short-container-title:Scott Med J

Author:

Khanna N¹,Meikle A²,Gillespie L¹,Edwards G³,Lindsay D³

Affiliation:

1. Department of Bacteriology, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

2. Department of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Southern General Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

3. Scottish Haemophilus, Legionella, Meningococcus and Pneumococcus Reference Laboratory, Stobhill Hospital, Glasgow, Scotland, UK

Abstract

We present a case of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 3 (LP3) infection in a patient with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). The diagnosis was complicated by an initial equivocal L. pneumophila urinary antigen test, followed by two negative samples. LP3 was cultured from a sputum sample and the diagnosis was confirmed by serology 15 days into the admission. This case highlights the importance of considering non-LP1 serogroups as causes of CAP and the role of serological testing in diagnosis.

Publisher

SAGE Publications

Subject

General Medicine

Link

http://journals.sagepub.com/doi/pdf/10.1258/smj.2012.012025

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