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Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Sep 1;27(11).
doi: 10.3201/eid2711.202150. Online ahead of print.
Co-infection with Legionella and SARS-CoV-2, France, March 2020
Camille Allam, Alexandre Gaymard, Ghislaine Descours, Christophe Ginevra, Laurence Josset, Maud Bouscambert, Laetitia Beraud, Marine Ibranosyan, Camille Golfier, Arnaud Friggeri, Bruno Lina, Christine Campèse, Florence Ader, Sophie Jarraud, COVID-19 diagnosis HCL consortium1
Abstract
We describe a March 2020 co-occurrence of Legionnaires' disease (LD) and coronavirus disease in France. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 co-infections were identified in 7 of 49 patients from LD case notifications. Most were elderly men with underlying conditions who had contracted severe pneumonia, illustrating the relevance of co-infection screening.
Keywords: COVID-19; Legionella; Legionnaires’ disease; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; pneumonia; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 Sep 1;27(11).
doi: 10.3201/eid2711.202150. Online ahead of print.
Co-infection with Legionella and SARS-CoV-2, France, March 2020
Camille Allam, Alexandre Gaymard, Ghislaine Descours, Christophe Ginevra, Laurence Josset, Maud Bouscambert, Laetitia Beraud, Marine Ibranosyan, Camille Golfier, Arnaud Friggeri, Bruno Lina, Christine Campèse, Florence Ader, Sophie Jarraud, COVID-19 diagnosis HCL consortium1
- PMID: 34469708
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2711.202150
Abstract
We describe a March 2020 co-occurrence of Legionnaires' disease (LD) and coronavirus disease in France. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 co-infections were identified in 7 of 49 patients from LD case notifications. Most were elderly men with underlying conditions who had contracted severe pneumonia, illustrating the relevance of co-infection screening.
Keywords: COVID-19; Legionella; Legionnaires’ disease; SARS-CoV-2; coronavirus disease; pneumonia; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.