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Use of Galleria mellonella as a Model Organism to Study Legionella pneumophila Infection
Published on: November 22, 2013
[Legionella pneumonia in a child with leukemia]
Yael Shachor-Meyouhas1, Nira Arad-Cohen, Irina Zaidman
1Pediatric Infectious Disease Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel. y_shahor@rambam.health.gov.il
Abstract:
Legionnaires' disease is a rare cause of community acquired pneumonia in children and is exceedingly rare in infants and neonates. We describe a case of a 15 years old female, with lymphoblastic leukemia and legionella pneumophila pneumonia. Diagnosis was made by specific culture and polymerase chain reaction method from sputum and bronchoalveolar ravage specimens. Treatment was prolonged because of slow resolution and the fact that she underwent bone marrow transplantation. This emphasizes the importance of considering this rare entity in cases of severe pneumonia, especially in the immunocompromised host.
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