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Legionella longbeachae pneumonia: report of two cases

1989; Wiley; Volume: 150; Issue: 10 Linguagem: Inglês

10.5694/j.1326-5377.1989.tb136700.x

1326-5377

Irene S. Lim, N Sangster, Janice A. Lanser, Donald P. Reid,

Vibrio bacteria research studies

Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1 was isolated from the respiratory secretions of two patients with community-acquired pneumonia. One patient had a mild infection without evidence of the involvement of other organs and recovered, in spite of inappropriate antibiotic therapy. The other patient was severely-ill on presentation with multisystem failure and died soon after admission to hospital. The organisms were identified by the immunofluorescence technique and by quantitative DNA-hybridization studies. The sources of the infection in these patients are unknown as the organism has never been isolated from the SA environment. (Med J Aust 1989; 150: 599-601)