Legionella micdadei: A Forgotten Etiology of Growing Cavitary Nodules: A Case Report and Literature Review
Background. Legionella micdadei is a Gram negative bacterium that can stain weakly acid fast. It was first described in 1979 after immunosuppressed patients developed pneumonia at a Pittsburgh VA, initially given the name Pittsburgh Pneumonia Agent. It is the second most common Legionella species ca...
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| Main Authors: | Daniel Lachant, Paritosh Prasad |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2015-01-01
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| Series: | Case Reports in Pulmonology |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2015/535012 |
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