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Lethal Legionella infection in an immunocompromised child: first reported case in the Middle East

Legionnaires disease continues to be underreported in the Middle East — a reflection of underdiagnosis, both clinically and by laboratory investigations. We draw the attention to this unusual cause of occasionally fatal, yet severe, pneumonia by reporting an immunocompromised infant who succumbed to...

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Autores principales:	Taha, Sami A., Al-Ayed, Tareq M., Al-Haider, Sami A., Frayha, Husn H.
Formato:	Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:	English
Publicado:	King Faisal Specialist Hospital and Research Centre 2012
Materias:	Case Report
Acceso en línea:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6081022/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22705619 http://dx.doi.org/10.5144/0256-4947.2012.430

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