Neonatal sudden death due to Legionella pneumonia associated with water birth in a domestic spa bath.
We report the first case of neonatal Legionnaires' disease associated with water birth in a spa bath at home. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 6 was detected from postmortem lung tissue.
Nagai
Takuhito
T
Department of Pediatrics, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya 466-8650, Japan.
Sobajima
Hisanori
H
Iwasa
Mitsuji
M
Tsuzuki
Toyonori
T
Kura
Fumiaki
F
Amemura-Maekawa
Junko
J
Watanabe
Haruo
H
D001483:Base Sequence; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000235:genetics; D003645:Death, Sudden / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006875:Hydrotherapy / Q000009:adverse effects*; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007564:Japan; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000145:classification / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000209:etiology*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D014871:Water Microbiology
D004269:DNA, Bacterial