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Case Reports
. 2004 Mar;42(3):1365-6.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.3.1365-1366.2004.

Legionella pneumophila serogroup 4 isolated from joint tissue

Andrea J Linscott  1 , Melinda D Poulter, Kevin Ward, David A Bruckner
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Case Reports

Legionella pneumophila serogroup 4 isolated from joint tissue

Andrea J Linscott et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Mar.

Abstract

We report the isolation of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 4 from synovial tissue obtained from an 80-year-old female with chronic swelling of her right metacarpophalangeal joint. Synovial tissue infections caused by L. pneumophila are rare. Interestingly, this isolate was recovered from chocolate agar after 5 days of incubation.

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