Details:

Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.140828
Personal Author:
Grimstead, Daniel ; Tucker, David ; Harris, Kathryn ; Turner, Deborah
Grimstead, Daniel ; Tucker, David ; Harris, Kathryn ; Turner, Deborah Less -
Description:
We report a rare case of cutaneous Legionella longbeachae infection in a patient receiving long-term corticosteroids for immune thrombocytopenia. Such infections cannot be identified by using Legionella urinary antigen testing but are commonly seen after exposure to commercial potting compost, particularly in immunocompromised patients.
Subject:
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Aged
Female
Hand Disinfection
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Legionella Longbeachae
Legionellosis
Leukemia, Lymphoid
Skin Diseases, Bacterial
Soil Microbiology

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 21(8):1426-1428.
Pubmed ID:
26197048
Pubmed Central ID:
PMC4517743
Document Type:
Journal Article
Place as Subject:
United Kingdom
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:83e0a5b871c6b8186788152e0e076a3c67f39578d904687edf79c37baf8b4501
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