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Title
Fulminant septic shock due to community-acquired pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila SG1 Olda OLDA ST1. Case report
Author(s)
de Miguel-Balsa, Eva | Jaimez Navarro, Enrique | Cascajero Díaz, Almudena ISCIII | Gonzalez-Camacho, Fernando ISCIII | González-Rubio, Juana María ISCIII
Date issued
2024-06
Citation
J Infect Public Health. 2024 Jun;17(6):1047-1049.
Language
Inglés
Document type
research article
Abstract
Legionellers' desease accounts for 1-8 % of cases of severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Legionella spp. Is the causative organism that can result in respiratory failure, multi-organ dysfunction, sepsis, and death. Therefore, rapid diagnosis and efficient treatment are crucial. We report the clinical and microbiology study of a patient with community-acquired pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila, with fatal outcome. After death, the strain causing the infection was identified as Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, Olda OLDA phenotype and sequence-type 1. This is the first reported case of septic shock and death associated with an isolate of these characteristics.
Subject
MESH
Community-Acquired Infections | Legionella pneumophila | Shock, Septic | Legionnaires' Disease | Humans | Fatal Outcome | Male | Aged | Serogroup | Middle Aged
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