title: Legionella jamestowniensis fatal pneumonia in an immunosuppressed man.
abstract: A fatal case of Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella jamestowniensis is reported in a severely immunocompromised patient with metastatic hepatocellular carcinoma, and liver and kidney transplants. L. jamestowniensis was cultured from two separate respiratory tract specimens and a PCR test for Legionella species was also positive from the same specimens. This is apparently the first reported case of human infection caused by L. jamestowniensis.
authors: Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Perelman School of Medicine, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA. Electronic address: paul.edelstein@uphs.upenn.edu.
authors: Paul H
authors: PH
authors: Edelstein
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D016867:Immunocompromised Host; D007875:Legionella / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000382:microbiology; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018410:Pneumonia, Bacterial / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods
keywords: Cancer; Legionella; Legionnaires' disease; Pneumonia; Transplantation