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CASE REPORT

Disseminated Legionella pneumophila infection in an immunocompromised patient treated with tigecycline

Kirsi Valve Department of Internal Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, TampereCorrespondence[email protected]
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Annikki Vaalasti Department of Dermatology, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere
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Veli-Jukka Anttila Division of Infectious Diseases, Helsinki University Central Hospital, Helsinki
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Risto Vuento Department of Clinical Microbiology, Centre for Laboratory Medicine, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland
Pages 152-155 | Received 18 Sep 2009, Accepted 23 Sep 2009, Published online: 17 Nov 2009

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