Legionella pneumophila as Cause of Severe Community-Acquired Pneumonia, China.

ABSTRACT: We report a case of community-acquired pneumonia in a patient in China. We verified Legionella pneumophila infection through next-generation sequencing of blood, sputum, and pleural effusion samples. Our results show the usefulness of next-generation sequencing and of testing different samples early in the course of illness to identify this bacterium.

SUBMITTER: Yi H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6924908 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature