title: Fatal legionellosis after water birth, Texas, USA, 2014.
abstract: In 2014, a fatal infection with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 occurred in a neonate after a water birth. The death highlighted the need for infection control education, client awareness, and standardization of cleaning procedures in Texas midwife facilities.
authors.forename: Elyse
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Fritschel
authors.forename: Kay
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Sanyal
authors.forename: Heidi
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Threadgill
authors.forename: Diana
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Cervantes
mesh_terms: D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D006700:Home Childbirth; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000382:microbiology; D011247:Pregnancy; D013781:Texas; D014871:Water Microbiology