Legionella-like and other amoebal pathogens as agents of community-acquired pneumonia.
We tested serum specimens from three groups of patients with pneumonia by indirect immunofluorescence against Legionella-like amoebal pathogens (LLAPs) 1-7, 9, 10, 12, 13; Parachlamydia acanthamoeba strains BN 9 and Hall's coccus; and Afipia felis. We found that LLAPs play a role (albeit an infrequent one) in community-acquired pneumonia, usually as a co-pathogen but sometimes as the sole identified pathogen.
Marrie
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Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Canada. tom.marrie@ualberta.ca
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D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000562:Amebiasis / Q000469:parasitology; D000656:Amoeba; D000818:Animals; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000469:parasitology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000469:parasitology; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000097:blood / Q000382:microbiology*