Extrapulmonary Legionella micdadei infection in a previously healthy child.
A previously healthy 9-year-old girl presented with a 1-week history of left neck mass and low grade fever. Surgical drainage specimens from the mass were bacterial culture-negative. Legionella micdadei infection was diagnosed by a two step PCR-nucleic acid sequencing method and supported by organism-specific serology. A backyard hot tub was suspected as the source of infection.
Qin
Xuan
X
Department of Laboratories and Pathology, Children's Hospital and Regional Medical Center, Seattle, WA 98105, USA. xuan.qin@seattlechildrens.org
Abe
Patrick M
PM
Weissman
Scott J
SJ
Manning
Scott C
SC
D000038:Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000382:microbiology; D001483:Base Sequence; D002648:Child; D002981:Clindamycin / Q000008:administration & dosage; D003131:Combined Modality Therapy; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis; D004322:Drainage / Q000379:methods; D005260:Female; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D008969:Molecular Sequence Data; D009333:Neck; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D018570:Risk Assessment; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D016896:Treatment Outcome
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D002981:Clindamycin