Pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila: report of the second Brazilian case

Autores/as

  • Nelson da Silva Porto Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul image/svg+xml
  • Bruno Carlos Palombini Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul image/svg+xml
  • Victor Flávio Petruxo Santa Casa de Misericórdia de Porto Alegre
  • Mara Rúbia André Alves Universidade Federal do Rio Grande do Sul image/svg+xml

Resumen

The first case of pneumonia due to Legionella pneumophila diagnosed in Rio Grande do Sul (Brazil) is reported. The diagnosis has been endorsed by the Center for Disease Control (Atlanta U.S.A.) by means of Indirect Immunofluorescent technique (dilutions of 1:128 in the acute phase and 1:512 in the convalescent phase).

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Publicado

1986-10-01

Número

Vol. 28 Núm. 5 (1986)

Sección

Case Reports

Cómo citar

Porto, N. da S., Palombini, B. C., Petruxo, V. F., & Alves, M. R. A. (1986). Pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila: report of the second Brazilian case . Revista Do Instituto De Medicina Tropical De São Paulo, 28(5), 368-370. https://revistas.usp.br/rimtsp/article/view/87515