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CES Medicina 2011
Neumonía por Legionella en pacientes con leucemia. Presentación de dos casosKeywords: pneumonía, atypical bacteria, legionella, leukemia, neutrophenia. Abstract: we present two cases of patients with lymphoblastic leukemia; the first one is been treated with chemotherapy (hypercvad) and the second is in a relapse with idaflag, both, in neutropenia phase developed pneumonia acquired in the hospital with pneumonic consolidation, high fever and few respiratory symptoms. legionella urinary antigen serogroup 1 was positive for the immunechromatography technique. specific treatment with macrolides was given and the symptoms were solved
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