Legionella pneumophila serogroup 4 isolated from joint tissue.
We report the isolation of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 4 from synovial tissue obtained from an 80-year-old female with chronic swelling of her right metacarpophalangeal joint. Synovial tissue infections caused by L. pneumophila are rare. Interestingly, this isolate was recovered from chocolate agar after 5 days of incubation.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California, USA. alinsc@lsuhsc.edu
Andrea J
AJ
Linscott
Melinda D
MD
Poulter
Kevin
K
Ward
David A
DA
Bruckner
D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007596:Joints / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000601:surgery; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000601:surgery; D012703:Serotyping
D007074:Immunoglobulin G