Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella londiniensis.
Legionella londiniensis has been isolated from aqueous environments. However, to our knowledge, this organism has never been isolated from clinical specimens. A case of Legionnaires' disease in a hematopoietic stem cell transplant recipient caused by this organism is described, which confirms that L. londiniensis can be an opportunistic pathogen.
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, USA.
Christina
C
Stallworth
Lisa
L
Steed
Mark A
MA
Fisher
Frederick S
FS
Nolte
D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal / Q000737:chemistry / Q000235:genetics; D005260:Female; D018380:Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation / Q000009:adverse effects; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D008875:Middle Aged; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / Q000235:genetics; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D014180:Transplantation
D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D004275:DNA, Ribosomal; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S