Post-infectious encephalomyelitis associated with Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila infection
| Autor: | E. G. Smyth, P. J. Easterbrook |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
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Male Mycoplasma pneumoniae Encephalomyelitis Mycoplasmataceae Context (language use) medicine.disease_cause Legionella pneumophila Serology Microbiology Pneumonia Mycoplasma medicine Humans Serologic Tests biology business.industry General Medicine Infectious encephalomyelitis biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Virology respiratory tract diseases Acute Disease Legionnaires' disease Legionnaires' Disease business Research Article |
| Zdroj: | Postgraduate Medical Journal. 68:124-128 |
| ISSN: | 1469-0756 0032-5473 |
| DOI: | 10.1136/pgmj.68.796.124 |
| Popis: | Summary A case of severe acute encephalomyelitis associated with a serological diagnosis of both Mycoplasma pneumoniae and Legionella pneumophila infection is reported. Serological co-positivity between these two pathogens has been reported previously, and has, in general, been attributed to cross-reactivity. This is the first documented case of co-infection using more sensitive and specific serological techniques. The potential significance of these findings is discussed in the context of the considerable problems in the interpretation of serological data. |
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