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Multidisciplinary Management of Legionella Disease in Immunocompromised Patients

Legionella pneumonia is a gram-negative bacterial infection commonly associated with aerosol transmission from contaminated water sources. Impaired immunity leads to delayed clearance of infection and further predisposes individuals with Legionella pneumonia at risk of developing complications. We p...

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Autores principales: Kao, Andrew S, Myer, Stephanie, Wickrama, Madappuli, Ismail, Rana, Hettiarachchi, Malitha
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8638927/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34873543
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.19214
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Sumario:Legionella pneumonia is a gram-negative bacterial infection commonly associated with aerosol transmission from contaminated water sources. Impaired immunity leads to delayed clearance of infection and further predisposes individuals with Legionella pneumonia at risk of developing complications. We present a case report on a renal transplant patient with comorbid cardiac and renal dysfunction who developed community-acquired Legionella pneumonia. The case emphasizes the importance of adopting a multidisciplinary approach when managing Legionella infection in patients with multiple comorbidities and immunosuppressive states.