Legionella pneumophila as Cause of Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia, China

Emerging Infectious Diseases

关键词: community-acquired pneumonia;    Legionella pneumophila;    next generation sequencing;    bacteria;    pneumonia;    respiratory infections;   

DOI  :  10.3201/eid2601.190655

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

We report a case of community-acquired pneumonia in a patient in China. We verified Legionella pneumophila infection through next-generation sequencing of blood, sputum, and pleural effusion samples. Our results show the usefulness of next-generation sequencing and of testing different samples early in the course of illness to identify this bacterium.

【 授权许可】

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