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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2004, p. 1365-1366, Vol. 42, No. 3
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1365-1366.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 4 Isolated from Joint Tissue

Andrea J. Linscott,* Melinda D. Poulter, Kevin Ward, and David A. Bruckner

Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of California, Los Angeles Medical Center, Los Angeles, California

Received 19 September 2003/ Returned for modification 30 October 2003/ Accepted 24 November 2003

We report the isolation of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 4 from synovial tissue obtained from an 80-year-old female with chronic swelling of her right metacarpophalangeal joint. Synovial tissue infections caused by L. pneumophila are rare. Interestingly, this isolate was recovered from chocolate agar after 5 days of incubation.

* Corresponding author. Present address: Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Department of Pathology, 1501 Kings Highway, Shreveport, LA 71130. Phone (318) 675-8682. Fax: (318) 675-7662. alinsc{at}lsuhsc.edu.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, March 2004, p. 1365-1366, Vol. 42, No. 3
0095-1137/04/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1365-1366.2004
Copyright © 2004, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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