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Document 0516
DOCN M9490516
TI Possible significance of antibodies to Legionella pneumophila in HIV-1
infected patients with acute respiratory illness.
DT 9411
AU Del Prete R; Mosca A; Locaputo S; Federico M; Angarano G; Miragliotta G;
Institute of Microbiology, University of Bari, Italy.
SO Acta Virol. 1994 Feb;38(1):31-3. Unique Identifier : AIDSLINE
MED/94346338
AB Eighty-six serum samples from 52 HIV-1 infected patients with
complicating pneumonia illness were assayed for the presence of
antibodies to Legionella pneumophila. In 25 of these patients
Pneumocystic carinii has been previously diagnosed. Among all patients
investigated only 4 had antibodies to L. pneumophila of significant
titer of 128. In one patient L. pneumophila was demonstrated coexisting
with P. carinii. Despite of a small proportion of patients with a
significant titer of antibodies against L. pneumophila, the presence of
this microorganism should be carefully investigated in AIDS patients
with complicating pneumonia especially when the aetiological diagnosis
is not defined; the reason is to improve the therapeutic treatment.
DE Antibodies, Bacterial/*BLOOD *AIDS-Related Opportunistic
Infections/IMMUNOLOGY Human *HIV-1 Legionella pneumophila/*IMMUNOLOGY
*Legionnaires' Disease/IMMUNOLOGY Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii
JOURNAL ARTICLE
SOURCE: National Library of Medicine. NOTICE: This material may be
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