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Legionnaires' kills patient at VA hospital in Pittsburgh
Wednesday - April 22, 2015
By Adam Smeltz
Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 10:36 p.m.
Updated 9 minutes ago
The Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System is investigating how a patient contracted a fatal case of Legionnaires' disease, the hospital system reported Wednesday.
The unidentified male patient died early Wednesday in the VA hospital in Oakland after arriving Monday with pneumonia, said Dr. Brooke Decker, the infection prevention director for the VA Pittsburgh system.
She said doctors diagnosed him late Tuesday with Legionnaires', a severe form of pneumonia caused by waterborne Legionella bacteria. The VA did not release his name or age.
?It seems most likely that this is a community-acquired case,? not one tied to the VA, Decker said. She cited the patient's limited exposure to the medical center and near-spotless Legionella testing results there in recent months, among other factors...
Legionnaires' kills patient at VA hospital in Pittsburgh
Wednesday - April 22, 2015
By Adam Smeltz
Wednesday, April 22, 2015, 10:36 p.m.
Updated 9 minutes ago
The Veterans Affairs Pittsburgh Healthcare System is investigating how a patient contracted a fatal case of Legionnaires' disease, the hospital system reported Wednesday.
The unidentified male patient died early Wednesday in the VA hospital in Oakland after arriving Monday with pneumonia, said Dr. Brooke Decker, the infection prevention director for the VA Pittsburgh system.
She said doctors diagnosed him late Tuesday with Legionnaires', a severe form of pneumonia caused by waterborne Legionella bacteria. The VA did not release his name or age.
?It seems most likely that this is a community-acquired case,? not one tied to the VA, Decker said. She cited the patient's limited exposure to the medical center and near-spotless Legionella testing results there in recent months, among other factors...