title: Fatal hospital-acquired Legionella pneumonia in a neonate.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Pediatric Infectious Diseases Unit, Meyer Children's Hospital, Rambam Health Care Campus, Haifa, Israel. y_shahor@rambam.health.gov.il
authors.forename: Yael
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Shachor-Meyouhas
authors.forename: Imad
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kassis
authors.forename: Ellen
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Bamberger
authors.forename: Tova
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Nativ
authors.forename: Hannah
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sprecher
authors.forename: Itzhak
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Levy
authors.forename: Isaac
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Srugo
mesh_terms: 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