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Fatal Case of NosocomialLegionella pneumophilaPneumonia, Spain, 2018

Authors :
Itziar Lanzeta
Tania Martin
Gustavo Cilla
José María Marimón
Diego Vicente
Source :
Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 25, Iss 11, Pp 2097-2099 (2019), Emerging Infectious Diseases
Publication Year :
2019
Publisher :
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2019.

Abstract

A nosocomial case of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia likely caused by a serogroup 3 strain was detected by a urinary antigen test in Spain in 2018. Although Legionella bacteria could not be isolated from respiratory samples, molecular methods implicated the sink faucet of the patient's room as the probable infection source.

Details

ISSN :
10806059 and 10806040
Volume :
25
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....d97cbcfbe5be54c4cd88b4dd734942bb
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2511.181069