Fatal Legionellosis after Water Birth, Texas, USA, 2014

In 2014, a fatal infection with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 occurred in a neonate after a water birth. The death highlighted the need for infection control education, client awareness, and standardization of cleaning procedures in Texas midwife facilities.

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Autores principales: Fritschel, Elyse, Sanyal, Kay, Threadgill, Heidi, Cervantes, Diana
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4285257/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25531804
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.140846
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spelling pubmed-42852572015-01-12 Fatal Legionellosis after Water Birth, Texas, USA, 2014 Fritschel, Elyse Sanyal, Kay Threadgill, Heidi Cervantes, Diana Emerg Infect Dis Dispatch In 2014, a fatal infection with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 occurred in a neonate after a water birth. The death highlighted the need for infection control education, client awareness, and standardization of cleaning procedures in Texas midwife facilities. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-01 /pmc/articles/PMC4285257/ /pubmed/25531804 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2101.140846 Text en https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/This is a publication of the U.S. Government. This publication is in the public domain and is therefore without copyright. All text from this work may be reprinted freely. Use of these materials should be properly cited.
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