Legionella pneumophila as Cause of Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia, China

We report a case of community-acquired pneumonia in a patient in China. We verified Legionella pneumophila infection through next-generation sequencing of blood, sputum, and pleural effusion samples. Our results show the usefulness of next-generation sequencing and of testing different samples early...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Yi, Huahua, Fang, Jie, Huang, Jingwen, Liu, Bing, Qu, Jieming, Zhou, Min
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2020
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6924908/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31855541
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2601.190655
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Sumario:We report a case of community-acquired pneumonia in a patient in China. We verified Legionella pneumophila infection through next-generation sequencing of blood, sputum, and pleural effusion samples. Our results show the usefulness of next-generation sequencing and of testing different samples early in the course of illness to identify this bacterium.

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