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Pneumonia due to Legionella feeleii : case report and review of the literature
Author(s) -
Lee J.,
Caplivski D.,
Wu M.,
Huprikar S.
Publication year - 2009
Publication title -
transplant infectious disease
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.69
H-Index - 67
eISSN - 1399-3062
pISSN - 1398-2273
DOI - 10.1111/j.1399-3062.2009.00390.x
Subject(s) - medicine , legionella , pneumonia , bone marrow transplantation , intensive care medicine , bone marrow transplant , legionnaires' disease , transplantation , legionella pneumophila , surgery , genetics , bacteria , biology
Legionella feeleii is a rare cause of community‐acquired pneumonia that occurs in immunocompromised hosts who are often receiving corticosteroid therapy. We report a 69‐year‐old man who underwent bone marrow transplantation and developed pneumonia due to L. feeleii , and review the clinical characteristics of 7 cases of L. feeleii infection reported in the literature.