Isolation of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 14 from a human source.
AUTOR(ES)
Pastoris, M. C.
RESUMO
A strain of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 14 was isolated during a retrospective study, after death from the sputum of a patient who had had acute leukaemia and pneumonia. This is the third strain of that serogroup to be isolated from a human source. This event emphasises the importance of performing culture as well as serological tests, so as to detect cases of legionellosis caused by strains which rarely cause fatal clinical illness.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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