title: [Diagnosis and treatment of Lophomonas blattarum infection in 26 patients with bacterial pneumonia].
abstract: The clinical features of Lophomonas blattarum infection in 26 patients with bacterial pneumonia were analyzed. Common manifestation included fever, cough and breathlessness. Computed tomography (CT) showed interstitial change and alveolar exudation. The parasites were found in sputum smear and from the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid (BALF). Metronidazole was effectively used to cure the pulmonary infection of L. blattarum.
authors.affiliation: Guangzhou General Hospital of PLA, Guangzhou 510010, China.
authors.forename: Yu-ling
authors.initials: YL
authors.lastname: Shi
authors.forename: Lin-hai
authors.initials: LH
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Yang
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Liao
authors.forename: Xin-ni
authors.initials: XN
authors.lastname: Li
authors.forename: Xiao-yan
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Huang
authors.forename: Jian
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Yan
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Cheng
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Cao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000818:Animals; D056890:Eukaryota / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008174:Lung Diseases, Parasitic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000628:therapy*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000469:parasitology / Q000628:therapy*; D055815:Young Adult