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Mechanism of formation of the orange-colored sputum in pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila.
- Source :
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Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan) [Intern Med] 2007; Vol. 46 (23), pp. 1931-4. Date of Electronic Publication: 2007 Dec 03. - Publication Year :
- 2007
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Abstract
- It has been said that the color of sputum from patients with Legionella pneumophila pneumonia is orange. However, why the color is orange has not been clarified. First, orange-colored sputum obtained from a patient with L. pneumophila pneumonia is presented. Then, the formation of an orange-colored pigment in a culture medium (without charcoal) after the growth of L. pneumophila is demonstrated.
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 1349-7235
- Volume :
- 46
- Issue :
- 23
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Internal medicine (Tokyo, Japan)
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 18057768
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.2169/internalmedicine.46.0444