Culture-Positive Legionella Pneumonia in Japan, 1980-1990

Persistent culture-positive Legionella infection in an immunocompetent adult.

expected to cause respiratory system infections, including lung abscess [9, 10]. This makes moxifloxacin a highly effective drug for bacterial eradication, and its efficacy has been demonstrated in several clinical trails in patients with community acquired respiratory system infections [9, 10]. Additional advantage of moxifloxacin is once daily administration, which translates to better patien...

isolation of legionella from bal samples of legionella pneumonia patients, by pcr and culture methods

objective: among the members of legionellaceae, legionella pneumophila is involved in 95% of cases of severe pneumonia. isolation of the causative agent from bronchoalveolar lavage (bal) fluid specimen is a delicate process and also time-consuming. moreover, it has been shown that some legionella strains may be viable but cannot be cultured. the aim of this study was comparison of culture and p...

Fatal Legionella maceachernii pneumonia.

Legionella maceachernii, previously isolated only from the environment, was shown to be a cause of fatal pneumonia in an immunocompromised patient.

Legionella species community-acquired pneumonia.

Community-Acquired Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia

Legionella pneumophila has been increasingly recognized as a cause of community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and an important public health problem worldwide. We conducted the present study to assess trends in epidemiology, diagnosis, clinical features, treatment, and outcomes of sporadic community-acquired L. pneumophila pneumonia requiring hospitalization at a university hospital over a 15-year p...