期待意想不到的事情:由Legionella feeleiiii引起的内心炎
Angelica Moran1, Dennise E Otero Espinal2, Megan Parilla3
1Department of Pathology and Medicine, The University of Chicago, Chicago, IL, US.
Laboratory medicine
|May 23, 2024
概括
一个致命的Legionella feeleii内心炎病例发生在一个肺移植接受者身上. 诊断被推迟了,因为常规测试的局限性,用于肺外的军团菌种.
科学领域:
- 传染性疾病 传染性疾病
- 移植手术 移植手术
- 临床微生物学 临床微生物学
背景情况:
- 军团菌 (Legionella feeleii) 是军团士兵病的一个不常见的原因.
- 内心膜炎是一种罕见但严重的心脏膜感染.
- 肺移植接受者免疫力低下,增加对机会性感染的易感性.
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