Legionella pneumophilia serogroup 1 pneumonia recurrence postbone marrow transplantation.
Recurrences of Legionnaires' disease have been reported uncommonly and rarely in immunocompromised children. We describe a 9-year-old girl with 2 episodes of culture proven infection with Legionella pneumophila. First episode occurred during induction chemotherapy for acute lymphoblastic leukemia and the second shortly after the bone marrow transplant.
Gonzalez
Ivan A
IA
Department of Pediatrics, Division of Infectious Diseases, Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh, University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine Pittsburgh, PA 15213, USA. ivan.gonzalez@chp.edu
Martin
Judith M
JM
D016026:Bone Marrow Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D012008:Recurrence