Pneumonia with pleural effusion due to Legionella pneumophila serogroup Lansing 3.
We describe a case of pneumonia with pleural effusion due to Legionella pneumophila serogroup Lansing 3 in a human immunodeficiency virus-infected person. The 55-year-old man had been treated with immunosuppressive agents for hypersensitivity pneumonitis.
Martin
W T
WT
Division of Clinical Microbiology, Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada.
Boyle
C A
CA
Bernard
K
K
Williams
K E
KE
Conly
J M
JM
D017088:AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007165:Immunosuppression Therapy; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D012703:Serotyping
D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents