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Citrobacter/genetics , Gastrointestinal Tract/microbiology , Gene Transfer, Horizontal , Klebsiella pneumoniae/genetics , beta-Lactamases/genetics , Adolescent , Anti-Bacterial Agents/pharmacology , Citrobacter/drug effects , Citrobacter/isolation & purification , Humans , Klebsiella pneumoniae/drug effects , Klebsiella pneumoniae/isolation & purification , Male , Microbial Sensitivity Tests , beta-Lactam ResistanceABSTRACT
Cutaneous infections due to Legionella species have rarely been reported (L. J. Padrnos, J. E. Blair, S. Kusne, D. J. DiCaudo, and J. R. Mikhael, Transpl Infect Dis 16:307-314, 2014; P. W. Lowry, R. J. Blankenship, W. Gridley, N. J. Troup, and L. S. Tompkins, N Engl J Med 324:109-113, 1991; M. K. Waldor, B. Wilson, and M. Swartz, Clin Infect Dis 16:51-53, 1993). Here we report the identification of Legionella pneumophila isolates, from subcutaneous abscesses in an immunocompromised patient, that grew in an unusual medium for Legionella bacteria.
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Abscess/microbiology , Foot/microbiology , Immunocompromised Host/immunology , Legionella pneumophila/isolation & purification , Legionnaires' Disease/diagnosis , Skin Diseases, Bacterial/diagnosis , Abscess/drug therapy , Aged , Culture Media , Foot/diagnostic imaging , Foot/pathology , Humans , Legionnaires' Disease/microbiology , Male , Pneumonia/drug therapy , Pneumonia/microbiology , Skin Diseases, Bacterial/microbiology , Tomography, X-Ray ComputedABSTRACT
We evaluated the immunochromatographic assay PBP2a Culture Colony Test (Alere™) on 50 samples of methicillin resistant and sensitive non-Staphylococcus aureus isolates belonging to ten species. Because it is rapid and reliable, this test should be advantageous as routine test in place of mecA/C PCR.
