Atypical legionellosis: isolation of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 from a patient with aspiration pneumonia.
It has been suspected that the number of Legionella pneumophila infections is substantially higher than commonly reported, due to subclinical infections. We report a patient where the diagnosis of a legionella infection was made only because of a large-scale surveillance programme for legionellosis. The case demonstrates the possibility of legionellas being involved in lung disease though not necessarily causing overt legionellosis.
Wright
J B
JB
Department of Biological Sciences, University of Calgary, Alberta.
Athar
M A
MA
van Olm
T M
TM
Wootliff
J S
JS
Costerton
J W
JW
D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D011015:Pneumonia, Aspiration / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology