Mycotic Aortic Aneurysm Associated with Legionella Anisa

Overview

Journal J Clin Microbiol

Specialty Microbiology

Date 2009 May 22

PMID 19458178

Citations 7

Authors

Masaki Tanabe

Hiroshi Nakajima

Akiko Nakamura

Takayasu Ito

Mashio Nakamura

Takatsugu Shimono

Hideo Wada

Hideto Shimpo

Tsutomu Nobori

Masaaki Ito

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Abstract

Legionella anisa is rarely associated with human disease. Its gene was identified by broad-range PCR in whole blood and excised tissue from a patient with a culture-negative mycotic aneurysm and was considered as a possible pathogen. This case report is potentially useful for the future diagnosis of intravascular infection.

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