title: [Legionella pneumonia in an immunocompetent child].
abstract: We report a case of Legionella pneumonia in an immunocompetent child. Legionella pneumonia is a rare pathology among children, and even rarer when they are immuno-competent; a few cases have been reported in the literature. This is explained by the fact that infection occurs primarily to immuno-suppressed patients. Legionella bacteria are not systematically sought for in front of child's atypical pneumonia, contrary to Mycoplasma or Chlamydiae. In addition, a number of cases are probably not even noticed because either not serious (Pontiac fever), spontaneously cured, or cured with macrolides prescribed in the case of suspected pneumonia with Mycoplasma.
authors.affiliation: Service de pédiatrie, hôpital Clémenceau, CHU de Caen, 14033 Caen Cedex, France. mhakouou@hotmail.com
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Akou'ou
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Oger
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Gras
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Eckart
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Penniello
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vergnaud
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Guillois
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D018942:Macrolides / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D018942:Macrolides