• Internal medicine · Oct 2023

    Case Reports

    A Case of Severe Legionella Pneumonia in Which Serial Testing by Ribotest® Legionella was Useful for the Diagnosis.

    • Yumi Motokura, Akihiro Ito, and Tadashi Ishida.
    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Ohara Healthcare Foundation, Kurashiki Central Hospital, Japan.
    • Intern. Med. 2023 Oct 15; 62 (20): 298929932989-2993.

    AbstractA 79-year-old man presented with chest pain, and urinary antigen tests for Legionella pneumophila (ImmunoCatch® Legionella and Ribotest® Legionella) were negative on admission. The next day, rapid respiratory failure suggested Legionella pneumonia, and levofloxacin was added. Since a lung infiltration shadow appeared on the other side as well on day 4, non-infectious diseases were considered, and steroid therapy was started. Urinary antigen tests for Legionella pneumophila became positive on day 5. In the present case, retesting with Ribotest® Legionella, which could be negative early after the disease onset, was useful for diagnosing Legionella pneumonia, which led to the discontinuation of unnecessary steroid treatment.

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