| Literature DB >> 21106784 |
M Flendrie1, M Jeurissen, M Franssen, D Kwa, C Klaassen, F Vos.
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We describe a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE)-like disease on immunosuppressive treatment who developed septic arthritis of the knee involving Legionella dumoffii. Cultures initially remained negative. A broad-range 16S PCR using synovial fluid revealed L. dumoffii rRNA genes, a finding that was subsequently confirmed by positive Legionella culture results.Entities:
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Year: 2010 PMID: 21106784 PMCID: PMC3043480 DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00606-10
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948