Fatal hospital-acquired Legionella pneumonia in a neonate.
Legionnaire disease is a rare cause of community-acquired pneumonia in children and an exceedingly rare diagnosis in infants and neonates, with only few reported cases. We describe a case of fatal Legionnaire disease diagnosed by culture and polymerase chain reaction method from sputum and lung biopsy specimens, and emphasize the importance of considering this rare entity in cases of severe neonatal pneumonia.
Shachor-Meyouhas
Yael
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Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel. y_shahor@rambam.health.gov.il
Kassis
Imad
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Bamberger
Ellen
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Nativ
Tova
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Sprecher
Hannah
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Levy
Itzhak
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Srugo
Isaac
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D001431:Bacteriological Techniques; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000382:microbiology*; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000254:growth & development / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology