Cutaneous Legionella longbeachae Infection in Immunosuppressed Woman, United Kingdom

Grimstead, Daniel; Tucker, David; Harris, Kathryn; Turner, Deborah

doi:10.3201/eid2108.140828

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Cutaneous Legionella longbeachae Infection in Immunosuppressed Woman, United Kingdom

Published Date:

Aug 2015

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http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.140828 New Site Icon

Source:

Emerg Infect Dis. 21(8):1426-1428.

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Grimstead, Daniel ; Tucker, David ; Harris, Kathryn ; Turner, Deborah ;

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Pubmed ID:

26197048

Pubmed Central ID:

PMC4517743

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.

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