Lim I, Sangster N, Reid D P, Lanser J A
Division of Clinical Microbiology, Institute of Medical and Veterinary Science, Adelaide, SA.
Med J Aust. 1989 May 15;150(10):599-601. doi: 10.5694/j.1326-5377.1989.tb136700.x.
Legionella longbeachae serogroup 1 was isolated from the respiratory secretions of two patients with community-acquired pneumonia. One patient had a mild infection without evidence of the involvement of other organs and recovered, in spite of inappropriate antibiotic therapy. The other patient was severely-ill on presentation with multisystem failure and died soon after admission to hospital. The organisms were identified by the immunofluorescence technique and by quantitative DNA-hybridization studies. The sources of the infection in these patients are unknown as the organism has never been isolated from the SA environment.
