Legionella bozemanii pneumonia in three patients with AIDS. 1998

A Harris, and M Lally, and M Albrecht
Department of Medicine, Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center, Boston, Massachusetts 02215, USA.

Legionella bozemanii is known to cause pneumonia often in immunocompromised hosts. To our knowledge, we describe the first three cases of L. bozemanii pneumonia in patients with AIDS. At the time of presentation, these patients had varied histories, physical findings, and radiological findings. All three patients had a uniformly excellent response to treatment despite receiving different antibiotic regimens. The cases illustrate the need for thorough diagnostic workups and prompt institution of antibiotic therapy when clinical suspicion for L. bozemanii infection is high.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D007875 Legionella Gram-negative aerobic rods, isolated from surface water or thermally polluted lakes or streams. Member are pathogenic for man. Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent for LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE.
D007876 Legionellosis Infections with bacteria of the genus LEGIONELLA. Legionelloses
D008297 Male Males
D006801 Humans Members of the species Homo sapiens. Homo sapiens,Man (Taxonomy),Human,Man, Modern,Modern Man
D000328 Adult A person having attained full growth or maturity. Adults are of 19 through 44 years of age. For a person between 19 and 24 years of age, YOUNG ADULT is available. Adults
D017088 AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infections Opportunistic infections found in patients who test positive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). The most common include PNEUMOCYSTIS PNEUMONIA, Kaposi's sarcoma, cryptosporidiosis, herpes simplex, toxoplasmosis, cryptococcosis, and infections with Mycobacterium avium complex, Microsporidium, and Cytomegalovirus. HIV-Related Opportunistic Infections,Opportunistic Infections, AIDS-Related,Opportunistic Infections, HIV-Related,AIDS Related Opportunistic Infections,AIDS-Related Opportunistic Infection,HIV Related Opportunistic Infections,HIV-Related Opportunistic Infection,Infection, HIV-Related Opportunistic,Infections, HIV-Related Opportunistic,Opportunistic Infection, AIDS-Related,Opportunistic Infection, HIV-Related,Opportunistic Infections, AIDS Related,Opportunistic Infections, HIV Related
D018410 Pneumonia, Bacterial Inflammation of the lung parenchyma that is caused by bacterial infections. Bacterial Pneumonia,Bacterial Pneumonias,Pneumonias, Bacterial

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