Pleural infection caused by Legionella anisa

N Bornstein; A Mercatello; D Marmet; M Surgot; Y Deveaux; J Fleurette

doi:10.1128/jcm.27.9.2100-2101.1989

Pleural infection caused by Legionella anisa

J Clin Microbiol. 1989 Sep;27(9):2100-1. doi: 10.1128/jcm.27.9.2100-2101.1989.

Authors

N Bornstein¹, A Mercatello, D Marmet, M Surgot, Y Deveaux, J Fleurette

Affiliation

¹ Centre National de Référence des Légionelloses, Laboratoire National de la Santé, Faculté de Médecine, Alexis Carrel, Lyon, France.

Abstract

The first case of infection caused by Legionella anisa with isolation of the organism is reported here. The presence of L. anisa in the water supply of the hospital and the isolation of this species in the pleural fluid of a patient suffering from nosocomial pleurisy confirm the potential pathogenicity of this Legionella species.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins / analysis
Cell Wall / analysis
Cross Infection / etiology*
Electrophoresis, Polyacrylamide Gel
Fatty Acids / analysis
Humans
Legionella / isolation & purification
Legionellosis / etiology*
Male
Pleura / microbiology
Pleurisy / etiology*
Water Microbiology
Water Supply

Substances

Bacterial Outer Membrane Proteins
Fatty Acids