Fatal Pneumonia Caused by Legionella pneumophila, Serogroup 3: Demonstration of the Bacilli in Extrathoracic Organs.

Autor: Watts, John C., Hicklin, Martin D., Thomason, Berenice M., Callaway, Carey S., Levine, Allan J.
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Zdroj: Annals of Internal Medicine; Feb80 Part 1, Vol. 92 Issue 2, p186-188, 3p
Abstrakt: Reports on a case of fatal pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 3 in an immunosuppressed patient with malignant lymphoma. Demonstration of the bacilli in extrathoracic organs; Background of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 3; Role of the pathologist in the detection at autopsy of infection by Legionella pneumophila.
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