title: Legionella micdadei brain abscess.
abstract: We describe an immunocompromised patient who developed a large frontal brain abscess caused by Legionella micdadei. This is, to our knowledge, a rare case of culture-proven Legionella central nervous system infection.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. marthe@ualberta.ca
authors.forename: Marthe
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Charles
authors.forename: Edward
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Johnson
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Macyk-Davey
authors.forename: Monica
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Henry
authors.forename: Jan-Erik
authors.initials: JE
authors.lastname: Nilsson
authors.forename: Lil
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Miedzinski
authors.forename: George
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Zahariadis
mesh_terms: D001344:Autopsy; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D008279:Magnetic Resonance Imaging; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
chemical_list: D012336:RNA, Ribosomal, 16S