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Community-Acquired Lung Abscess Caused by Legionella micdadei in a Myeloma Patient Receiving Thalidomide Treatment

Published:2007-09 Issue:9 Volume:45 Page:3135-3137
ISSN:0095-1137
Container-title:Journal of Clinical Microbiology
language:en
Short-container-title:J Clin Microbiol

Author:

Girard Louis P.¹,Gregson Daniel B.¹²

Affiliation:

1. Department of Medicine

2. Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Calgary, Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Abstract

ABSTRACT Legionella infection causes 2 to 14% of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Legionella micdadei constitutes <1% of these infections. We describe a case of cavitary L. micdadei CAP in a myeloma patient receiving thalidomide treatment. The importance of considering pneumonia and problems in diagnosing pneumonia caused by L. micdadei in this patient population are reviewed.

Publisher

American Society for Microbiology

Subject

Microbiology (medical)

Link

https://journals.asm.org/doi/pdf/10.1128/JCM.02321-06

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