%0 Journal Article
%T Soft tissue infection caused by Legionella bozemanii in a patient with ongoing immunosuppressive treatment
%A Carl-Johan Neiderud
%A Angela Lagerqvist Vidh
%A Erik Salaneck
%J Infection Ecology & Epidemiology
%D 2013
%I Co-Action Publishing
%R 10.3402/iee.v3i0.20739
%X The Legionellaceae family consists of approximately 50 species, of which the most commonly identified species is L. pneumophila, the causative agent of Legionnaires¡¯ disease. Other Legionella ssp. most often cause clinical infections in the immune-compromised patients, in which L. bozemanii has been known to cause both pneumonia and lung abscesses. In the presented case, a soft tissue infection in a patient with ongoing immunosuppression was determined to be due to L. bozemanii. Hence, in immune-deficient patients, L. bozemanii could be considered a possible agent in soft tissue infections when other common pathogens have been ruled out.
%K Legionella bozemanii
%K soft tissue infection
%K immunosuppression
%K opportunistic infection
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