Isolation of Legionella anisa using an amoebic coculture procedure.
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Conventional diagnostic tests for legionellosis were negative for a 61-year-old immunocompromised man with pneumonia. However, coculture of a sputum sample with Acanthamoeba polyphaga amoebae led to the recovery of Legionella anisa. This procedure may be a sensitive and convenient diagnostic method, especially for non-Legionella pneumophila species infections that can be diagnosed only by culture.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 39 1 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2001