Literature DB >> 17460326

Severe sepsis and acute respiratory distress syndrome from community-acquired legionella pneumonia: case report.

Dominic Demello1, Laura Kierol-Andrews, Paul J Scalise.   

Abstract

A case of a young man with community-acquired pneumonia, severe acute respiratory distress syndrome, and sepsis is reported. Treatment with antibiotics and various modes of mechanical ventilation in the intensive care unit were unsuccessful. A urinary legionella antigen test was positive for Legionella pneumophila.

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Year:  2007        PMID: 17460326

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Am J Crit Care        ISSN: 1062-3264            Impact factor:   2.228


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1.  Hepatocyte growth factor levels in Legionella pneumonia: a retrospective study.

Authors:  Futoshi Higa; Morikazu Akamine; Makoto Furugen; Kenji Hibiya; Michio Koide; Maki Tamayose; Yuichiro Tamaki; Syusaku Haranaga; Noriko Arakaki; Satomi Yara; Masao Tateyama; Jiro Fujita
Journal:  BMC Infect Dis       Date:  2011-03-23       Impact factor: 3.090

2.  Eosinophilic infiltrate in a patient with severe Legionella pneumonia as a levofloxacin-related complication: a case report.

Authors:  Nicola Facciolongo; Francesco Menzella; Claudia Castagnetti; Alberto Cavazza; Roberto Piro; Cristiano Carbonelli; Luigi Zucchi
Journal:  J Med Case Rep       Date:  2010-11-11

3.  Comparative Genomics Reveal That Host-Innate Immune Responses Influence the Clinical Prevalence of Legionella pneumophila Serogroups.

Authors:  Mohammad Adil Khan; Natalie Knox; Akriti Prashar; David Alexander; Mena Abdel-Nour; Carla Duncan; Patrick Tang; Hajera Amatullah; Claudia C Dos Santos; Nathalie Tijet; Donald E Low; Christine Pourcel; Gary Van Domselaar; Mauricio Terebiznik; Alexander W Ensminger; Cyril Guyard
Journal:  PLoS One       Date:  2013-06-27       Impact factor: 3.240

4.  Estimates of gene ensemble noise highlight critical pathways and predict disease severity in H1N1, COVID-19 and mortality in sepsis patients.

Authors:  Tristan V de Jong; Victor Guryev; Yuri M Moshkin
Journal:  Sci Rep       Date:  2021-05-24       Impact factor: 4.379

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