Detection of Legionella bozemanae, a new cause of septic arthritis, by PCR followed by specific culture.
Legionella bozemanae is a rare isolate in clinical specimens. We describe a case of joint infection due to L. bozemanae in an immunocompromised patient with dermatomyositis. Without the use of PCR screening or culture on specialized medium, the organism would not have been detected.
Department of Rheumatology, Odense University Hospital, Odense, Denmark. saj@dadlnet.dk
Søren Andreas
SA
Just
John Bonde
JB
Knudsen
Søren Anker
SA
Uldum
Hanne Marie
HM
Holt
D000368:Aged; D001170:Arthritis, Infectious / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D003882:Dermatomyositis / Q000150:complications; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007719:Knee Joint / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000473:pathology; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology*; D064847:Multimodal Imaging; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D049268:Positron-Emission Tomography; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D019032:Spectrometry, Mass, Matrix-Assisted Laser Desorption-Ionization; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S