Cutaneous Legionella longbeachae Infection in Immunosuppressed Woman, United Kingdom

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, parti...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Grimstead, Daniel, Tucker, David, Harris, Kathryn, Turner, Deborah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4517743/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26197048
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2108.140828
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Sumario: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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