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Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from a transtracheal aspirate

1979; American Society for Microbiology; Volume: 9; Issue: 3 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1128/jcm.9.3.457-458.1979

1098-660X

Paul H. Edelstein, S M Finegold,

Bacterial biofilms and quorum sensing

Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from a transtracheal aspirate was achieved by using simple in vitro culture methods. Clinical microbiologists should routinely culture for this organism from appropriate body fluids obtained from normally sterile areas.