@article{mbs:/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.47556-0, author = "Kümpers, Philipp and Tiede, Andreas and Kirschner, Philip and Girke, Jutta and Ganser, Arnold and Peest, Dietrich", title = "Legionnaires' disease in immunocompromised patients: a case report of Legionella longbeachae pneumonia and review of the literature", journal= "Journal of Medical Microbiology", year = "2008", volume = "57", number = "3", pages = "384-387", doi = "https://doi.org/10.1099/jmm.0.47556-0", url = "https://www.microbiologyresearch.org/content/journal/jmm/10.1099/jmm.0.47556-0", publisher = "Microbiology Society", issn = "1473-5644", type = "Journal Article", keywords = "BAL, bronchoalveolar lavage", abstract = "In addition to Legionella pneumophila, about 20 Legionella species have been documented as human pathogens. The majority of infections by non-pneumophila Legionella species occur in immunocompromised and splenectomized patients. Here, we report a case of ‘classical’ lobar pneumonia caused by Legionella longbeachae in a splenectomized patient receiving corticosteroids for chronic immune thrombocytopenia. Tests for Legionella antigen were negative. L. longbeachae was immediately detected in bronchoalveolar fluid by PCR and subsequently confirmed by culture on legionella-selective media. The features of Legionnaires' disease in immunocompromised patients with special emphasis on significance and detection of non-pneumophila species are reviewed.", }