Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in a newborn after water birth: A new mode of transmission

Authors :: Mariangela Valera
L. Franzin
Pier-Angelo Tovo
Carlo Scolfaro
Daniela Cabodi
Source :: Scopus-Elsevier
Publication Year :: 2001
Publisher :: University of Chicago Press:PO Box 37005, Journals Division:Chicago, IL 60637:(877)705-1878, (877)705-1878, (773)753-2247, EMAIL: subscriptions@press.uchicago.edu, INTERNET: http://www.press.uchicago.edu, Fax: (877)705-1879, (773)753-0811, 2001.
Abstract: We report a case of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in a 7-day old neonate. Because the hospital water, and particularly the pool water for water birthing, was contaminated by L. pneumophila serogroup 1, the newborn was infected following prolonged delivery in contaminated water, perhaps by aspiration. This is the first case of nosocomial Legionella pneumonia in neonate after water birth.

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