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

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Aug 2015
By Grimstead, Daniel ; Tucker, David ; Harris, Kathryn ; ...

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Emerg Infect Dis
Personal Author:

Grimstead, Daniel ; Tucker, David ; Harris, Kathryn ; Turner, Deborah
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.
Subjects:

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
Location:

Europe
Volume:

21
Issue:

8
Collection(s):

Emerging Infectious Diseases
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urn:sha256:83e0a5b871c6b8186788152e0e076a3c67f39578d904687edf79c37baf8b4501
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