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Legionella pneumophila Arthritis: use of medium specific for Mycobacteria for isolation of L. pneumophila in culture of articular fluid specimens.
Bemer, Pascale; Leautez, Sophie; Ninin, Emmanuelle; Jarraud, Sophie; Raffi, François; Drugeon, Henri.
Clin Infect Dis ; 35(1): E6-7, 2002 Jul 01.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-12060893

ABSTRACT

We report the first case, to our knowledge, of acute purulent arthritis due to Legionella pneumophila in an immunosuppressed patient. L. pneumophila was isolated from samples of blood and articular fluid cultured with use of medium specific for mycobacteria (Bactec 13A medium).


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Arthritis, Infectious/microbiology , Cartilage, Articular/microbiology , Legionella pneumophila/isolation & purification , Legionnaires' Disease/microbiology , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Arthritis, Infectious/drug therapy , Humans , Immunocompromised Host , Legionnaires' Disease/drug therapy , Male , Middle Aged , Treatment Outcome
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