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

M Scaturro, L Girolamini, MR Pascale… - Frontiers in …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
M Scaturro, L Girolamini, MR Pascale, M Mazzotta, F Marino, G Errico, M Monaco…
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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 …
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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