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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2000, p. 4294-4295, Vol. 38, No. 11
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Persistent Legionella Infection in a Patient after Bone Marrow Transplantation

C. Schindel,1,* U. Siepmann,2 S.-R. Han,1 A. J. Ullmann,2 E. Mayer,3 T. Fischer,2 and M. Maeurer1

Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Hochhaus am Augustusplatz,1 Department of Hematology/Oncology,2 and Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery,3 University of Mainz, 55101 Mainz, Germany

Received 30 May 2000/Returned for modification 27 July 2000/Accepted 21 August 2000

We report on a patient who developed Legionella pneumonia after bone marrow transplantation. Despite appropriate antibiotic treatment, disease progressed. The patient developed a lung abscess from which Legionella and Prevotella were isolated. Cure was achieved by surgical resection. The resected material was sterile, but 16S ribosomal DNA analysis revealed Legionella DNA.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Institute of Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, Hochhaus am Augustusplatz, 55101 Mainz, Germany. Phone: 49-6131-3932865. Fax: 49-6131-3932359. E-mail: schindel{at}mail.uni-mainz.de.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, November 2000, p. 4294-4295, Vol. 38, No. 11
0095-1137/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.


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