title: Persistent Legionella infection in a patient after bone marrow transplantation.
abstract: We report on a patient who developed Legionella pneumonia after bone marrow transplantation. Despite appropriate antibiotic treatment, disease progressed. The patient developed a lung abscess from which Legionella and Prevotella were isolated. Cure was achieved by surgical resection. The resected material was sterile, but 16S ribosomal DNA analysis revealed Legionella DNA.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Hochhaus am Augustusplatz, University of Mainz, 55101 Mainz, Germany. schindel@mail.uni-mainz.de
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Schindel
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Siepmann
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Han
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Ullmann
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Mayer
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Fischer
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Maeurer
mesh_terms: D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D008169:Lung Abscess / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged