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Case Reports
. 2002 Jul 1;35(1):E6-7.
doi: 10.1086/340713. Epub 2002 Jun 4.

Legionella pneumophila Arthritis: use of medium specific for Mycobacteria for isolation of L. pneumophila in culture of articular fluid specimens

Pascale Bemer  1 , Sophie Leautez, Emmanuelle Ninin, Sophie Jarraud, François Raffi, Henri Drugeon
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Legionella pneumophila Arthritis: use of medium specific for Mycobacteria for isolation of L. pneumophila in culture of articular fluid specimens

Pascale Bemer et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

We report the first case, to our knowledge, of acute purulent arthritis due to Legionella pneumophila in an immunosuppressed patient. L. pneumophila was isolated from samples of blood and articular fluid cultured with use of medium specific for mycobacteria (Bactec 13A medium).

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