Hospital-acquired pneumonia and bacteremia caused by legionella pneumophila in an immunocompromised patient
Journal
Infection
Journal Volume
38
Journal Issue
2
Pages
135-137
Date Issued
2010
Author(s)
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. ? 2010 Urban & Vogel.
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Other Subjects
ceftazidime; ciprofloxacin; clindamycin; hydroxychloroquine; methylprednisolone; adult; article; bacterial pneumonia; bacterium detection; blood culture; case report; clinical feature; coughing; dyspnea; female; fever; gene sequence; human; idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura; immunocompromised patient; Legionella pneumophila; lung infiltrate; nucleotide sequence; physical examination; sequence analysis; sputum; thorax radiography; treatment response; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bacteremia; Ceftazidime; Ciprofloxacin; Clindamycin; Cross Infection; Female; Hospitals; Humans; Immunocompromised Host; Immunosuppressive Agents; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' Disease; Middle Aged; Purpura, Thrombocytopenic, Idiopathic; RNA, Bacterial; RNA, Ribosomal, 16S; Sequence Analysis, DNA; Steroids; Taiwan
Type
journal article