title: Mimivirus in pneumonia patients.
abstract: Mimivirus, the largest virus known to date, is an amebal pathogen-like Legionella sp. When Mimivirus was used as an antigen in a microimmunofluorescense assay, seroconversion was found in patients with both community- and hospital-acquired pneumonia. Mimivirus DNA was found in respiratory samples of a patient with hospital-acquired pneumonia.
authors.affiliation: Université de la Méditerranée, 13385 Marseille, France.
authors.forename: Bernard
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: La Scola
authors.forename: Thomas J
authors.initials: TJ
authors.lastname: Marrie
authors.forename: Jean-Pierre
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Auffray
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002170:Canada / Q000453:epidemiology; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D017714:Community-Acquired Infections / Q000821:virology; D004266:DNA Virus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology; D004267:DNA Viruses / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D011024:Pneumonia, Viral / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000821:virology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral