[Pulmonary abscess and pleural empyema caused by Legionella pneumophila in kidney transplant recipient]

C Zamarrón Sanz; D Novoa García; E Fernández Vázquez; D Sánchez Guisande; M Pérez del Molino; D Gómez Ruiz

[Pulmonary abscess and pleural empyema caused by Legionella pneumophila in kidney transplant recipient]

An Med Interna. 1993 Nov;10(11):547-8.

[Article in Spanish]

Authors

C Zamarrón Sanz¹, D Novoa García, E Fernández Vázquez, D Sánchez Guisande, M Pérez del Molino, D Gómez Ruiz

Affiliation

¹ Servicio de Neumología, Hospital General de Galicia, Santiago de Compostela, La Coruña.

PMID: 8117870

Abstract

A kidney transplanted patient developed a nosocomial pneumonia and pleural empyema due to Legionella pneumophila. Despite erythromycin and rifampin treatment the patient died. The diagnosis was made by direct fluorescent antibody staining of pleural fluid.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Cross Infection* / immunology
Empyema, Pleural / immunology
Empyema, Pleural / microbiology*
Fatal Outcome
Humans
Immunocompromised Host
Kidney Transplantation*
Legionnaires' Disease / complications*
Legionnaires' Disease / immunology
Lung Abscess / immunology
Lung Abscess / microbiology*
Male
Middle Aged
Postoperative Complications / immunology
Postoperative Complications / microbiology*