Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England

Both Legionella pneumophila and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause pneumonia. L. pneumophila is acquired from water sources, sometimes in healthcare settings. We report 2 fatal cases of L. pneumophila and SARS-CoV-2 co-infection in England. Clinicians should be aw...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Chalker, Victoria J., Adler, Hugh, Ball, Robert, Naik, Falguni, Day, Jessica, Afshar, Baharak, Amin, Amit K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34670660
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2711.204121
_version_ 1784589933152829440
author Chalker, Victoria J.
Adler, Hugh
Ball, Robert
Naik, Falguni
Day, Jessica
Afshar, Baharak
Amin, Amit K.
author_facet Chalker, Victoria J.
Adler, Hugh
Ball, Robert
Naik, Falguni
Day, Jessica
Afshar, Baharak
Amin, Amit K.
author_sort Chalker, Victoria J.
collection PubMed
description Both Legionella pneumophila and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause pneumonia. L. pneumophila is acquired from water sources, sometimes in healthcare settings. We report 2 fatal cases of L. pneumophila and SARS-CoV-2 co-infection in England. Clinicians should be aware of possible L. pneumophila infections among SARS-CoV-2 patients.
format Online
Article
Text
id pubmed-8544992
institution National Center for Biotechnology Information
language English
publishDate 2021
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
record_format MEDLINE/PubMed
spelling pubmed-85449922021-11-06 Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England Chalker, Victoria J. Adler, Hugh Ball, Robert Naik, Falguni Day, Jessica Afshar, Baharak Amin, Amit K. Emerg Infect Dis Research Letter Both Legionella pneumophila and severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2) can cause pneumonia. L. pneumophila is acquired from water sources, sometimes in healthcare settings. We report 2 fatal cases of L. pneumophila and SARS-CoV-2 co-infection in England. Clinicians should be aware of possible L. pneumophila infections among SARS-CoV-2 patients. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-11 /pmc/articles/PMC8544992/ /pubmed/34670660 http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2711.204121 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.
spellingShingle Research Letter
Chalker, Victoria J.
Adler, Hugh
Ball, Robert
Naik, Falguni
Day, Jessica
Afshar, Baharak
Amin, Amit K.
Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England
title Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England
title_full Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England
title_fullStr Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England
title_full_unstemmed Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England
title_short Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England
title_sort fatal co-infections with sars-cov-2 and legionella pneumophila, england
topic Research Letter
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8544992/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34670660
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2711.204121
work_keys_str_mv AT chalkervictoriaj fatalcoinfectionswithsarscov2andlegionellapneumophilaengland
AT adlerhugh fatalcoinfectionswithsarscov2andlegionellapneumophilaengland
AT ballrobert fatalcoinfectionswithsarscov2andlegionellapneumophilaengland
AT naikfalguni fatalcoinfectionswithsarscov2andlegionellapneumophilaengland
AT dayjessica fatalcoinfectionswithsarscov2andlegionellapneumophilaengland
AT afsharbaharak fatalcoinfectionswithsarscov2andlegionellapneumophilaengland
AT aminamitk fatalcoinfectionswithsarscov2andlegionellapneumophilaengland

Ejemplares similares