Abstract
Legionella feeleii is a rare cause of community-acquired pneumonia that occurs in immunocompromised hosts who are often receiving corticosteroid therapy. We report a 69-year-old man who underwent bone marrow transplantation and developed pneumonia due to L. feeleii, and review the clinical characteristics of 7 cases of L. feeleii infection reported in the literature.
MeSH terms
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Aged
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Bone Marrow Transplantation / adverse effects*
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Female
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Humans
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Legionella / classification
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Legionella / isolation & purification*
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Legionellosis* / diagnostic imaging
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Legionellosis* / microbiology
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Legionellosis* / pathology
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Lung / microbiology
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Lung / pathology
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Male
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Pneumonia, Bacterial* / diagnostic imaging
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Pneumonia, Bacterial* / microbiology
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Pneumonia, Bacterial* / pathology
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Tomography, X-Ray Computed