Detection of Legionella bozemanae, a New Cause of Septic Arthritis, by PCR Followed by Specific Culture | Zendy

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Detection of Legionella bozemanae, a New Cause of Septic Arthritis, by PCR Followed by Specific Culture

Author(s) -

Søren Andreas Just,

John Bonde Knudsen,

Søren Anker Uldum,

Hanne Marie Holt

Publication year - 2012

Publication title -

journal of clinical microbiology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.349

H-Index - 255

eISSN - 1070-633X

pISSN - 0095-1137

DOI - 10.1128/jcm.01899-12

Subject(s) - legionella , septic arthritis , microbiology and biotechnology , medicine , polymerase chain reaction , microbiological culture , virology , immunology , biology , arthritis , bacteria , gene , genetics

Legionella bozemanae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of joint infection due to L. bozemanae in an immunocompromised patient with dermatomyositis. Without the use of PCR screening or culture on specialized medium, the organism would not have been detected.

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