title: Soft tissue infection caused by Legionella bozemanii in a patient with ongoing immunosuppressive treatment.
abstract: The Legionellaceae family consists of approximately 50 species, of which the most commonly identified species is L. pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires' disease. Other Legionella ssp. most often cause clinical infections in the immune-compromised patients, in which L. bozemanii has been known to cause both pneumonia and lung abscesses. In the presented case, a soft tissue infection in a patient with ongoing immunosuppression was determined to be due to L. bozemanii. Hence, in immune-deficient patients, L. bozemanii could be considered a possible agent in soft tissue infections when other common pathogens have been ruled out.
authors.affiliation: Section of Infectious Diseases, Department of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University, Uppsala, Sweden.
authors.forename: Carl-Johan
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Neiderud
authors.forename: Angela Lagerqvist
authors.initials: AL
authors.lastname: Vidh
authors.forename: Erik
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Salaneck
keywords: Legionella bozemanii; immunosuppression; opportunistic infection; soft tissue infection
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