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Pericarditis after Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Caused by Legionella pneumophila (Non-serogroup 1)

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A case of Legionella pericarditis caused by a Legionella pneumophila isolate other than serogroup 1 is reported in a 59-year-old man after allogeneic peripheral blood stem cell transplantation. On admission a 5 mm pericardial effusion was detected on echocardiography. Antibodies were detected against : pneumophila serogroups 7 to 14 using the antigen pool and against serogroup 12 alone. Antibodies were not detected against the serogroup 1 to 6 antigen pool. The patient's clinical condition improved dramatically after treatment with clarithromycin and an echocardiography revealed the total disappearance of the pericardial effusion.

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  1. Institute for Medical Microbiology and Epidemiology of Infectious Diseases, University of Leipzig, Liebigstr. 24, D-04103 Leipzig, Germany; Phone: (+49/341) 9715-200, Fax: -209, e-mail: schaur@medizin.uni-leipzig.de, , , , , , DE

    R. Schaumann, G. Ackermann & A.C. Rodloff

  2. Div. of Hematology and Oncology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, , , , , , DE

    W. Pönisch, U. Hegenbart & D. Niederwieser

  3. Medical Microbiology and Hygiene, University of Dresden, Dresden, Germany, , , , , , DE

    J.H. Helbig

  4. Institute for Virology, University of Leipzig, Leipzig, Germany, , , , , , DE

    J. Hofmann

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Received: June 5, 2000 · Revision accepted: October 9, 2000

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Schaumann, R., Pönisch, W., Helbig, J. et al. Pericarditis after Allogeneic Peripheral Blood Stem Cell Transplantation Caused by Legionella pneumophila (Non-serogroup 1). Infection 29, 51–53 (2001). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15010-001-0062-9

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