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Query: UMLS:C0023241 (
Legionella
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A 69-year-old man with
Sweet's syndrome
and myelodysplastic syndrome presented with pneumonia and respiratory distress. He had been taking corticosteroids and methotrexate. The diagnosis of
Legionnaires' disease
was established by the isolation of
Legionella
pneumophila serogroup 6 from sputum and a fourfold seroconversion of
Legionella
antibodies to 1:512.
Legionella
pneumophila serogroup 6 was isolated from faucets in two homes owned by the patient. Strains of
Legionella
pneumophila serogroup 6 isolated from the patient's sputum and from one home were demonstrated to be genetically identical by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis but different from strains found in the other home and in a hospital outpatient clinic that he visited. This case illustrates an emerging public health issue concerning acquisition of community-acquired
Legionnaires' disease
from the homes of immunocompromised hosts. This is the first such case reported in Asia.
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PMID:Residential water supply as a likely cause of community-acquired Legionnaires' disease in an immunocompromised host. 1241 68
