Case Report: First Report of Fatal Legionella pneumophila and Klebsiella pneumoniae Coinfection in a Kidney Transplant Recipient

Frontiers in Medicine

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Maria Scaturro¹  Luna Girolamini²  Maria Rosaria Pascale³  Marta Mazzotta³  Federica Marino³  Giulia Errico¹  Monica Monaco¹  Antonietta Girolamo¹  Maria Cristina Rota¹  Maria Luisa Ricci¹  Sandra Cristino² 

[1] Department of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità;European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases ,(ESCMID) Study Group for Legionella Infections;Department of Biological, Geological, and Environmental Sciences, University of Bologna

关键词: Legionnaires' disease;    Legionella pneumophila;    Klebsiella pneumoniae;    coinfection;    incubation period;   

DOI  :  10.3389/fmed.2022.912649

学科分类：社会科学、人文和艺术（综合）

来源: Frontiers

【 摘 要 】

A very rare case of pulmonary Klebsiella pneumoniae-Legionella pneumophila coinfection in a double kidney transplanted man affected by the chronic renal disease is described. Cases of Legionnaires' disease with an incubation period of 14 days have rarely been documented. Despite the long period of hospitalization, typing of clinical and environmental L. pneumophila strains demonstrated that the patient's home water distribution system was the source of infection, highlighting that Legionella house contamination can be a hidden risk, especially for immune-compromised people.

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