Legionella longbeachae and Endocarditis

We report a case of infectious endocarditis attributable to Legionella longbeachae. L. longbeachae is usually associated with lung infections. It is commonly found in composted waste wood products. L. longbeachae should be regarded as an agent of infectious endocarditis, notably in the context of ga...

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Autores principales: Leggieri, Nicola, Gouriet, Frédérique, Thuny, Frank, Habib, Gilbert, Raoult, Didier, Casalta, Jean-Paul
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Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310100/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22261182
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1801.110579
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author Leggieri, Nicola
Gouriet, Frédérique
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Habib, Gilbert
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Casalta, Jean-Paul
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description We report a case of infectious endocarditis attributable to Legionella longbeachae. L. longbeachae is usually associated with lung infections. It is commonly found in composted waste wood products. L. longbeachae should be regarded as an agent of infectious endocarditis, notably in the context of gardening involving handling of potting soils.
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spelling pubmed-33101002012-04-10 Legionella longbeachae and Endocarditis Leggieri, Nicola Gouriet, Frédérique Thuny, Frank Habib, Gilbert Raoult, Didier Casalta, Jean-Paul Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch We report a case of infectious endocarditis attributable to Legionella longbeachae. L. longbeachae is usually associated with lung infections. It is commonly found in composted waste wood products. L. longbeachae should be regarded as an agent of infectious endocarditis, notably in the context of gardening involving handling of potting soils. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-01 /pmc/articles/PMC3310100/ /pubmed/22261182 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1801.110579 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3310100/
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