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  • Title: Hospital-acquired pneumonia and bacteremia caused by Legionella pneumophila in an immunocompromised patient.
    Author: Lai CC, Tan CK, Chou CH, Hsu HL, Huang YT, Liao CH, Hsueh PR.
    Journal: Infection; 2010 Apr; 38(2):135-7. PubMed ID: 20349106.
    Abstract:
    The Legionella species is an important cause of communityand hospital-acquired pneumonia. Bacteremic pneumonia caused by L. pneumophila is rarely reported. We describe the first reported case of hospital-acquired pneumonia and bacteremia caused by L. pneumophila from Taiwan in a patient with idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura who received steroid treatment. The patient was successfully treated with ceftazidime and clindamycin initially, followed by ciprofloxacin for 14 days. The blood isolate was further confirmed by 16S rDNA sequence analysis.
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