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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 Nov;27(11):2950-2952.
doi: 10.3201/eid2711.204121.
Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England
Victoria J Chalker, Hugh Adler, Robert Ball, Falguni Naik, Jessica Day, Baharak Afshar, Amit K Amin
Abstract
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; England; Legionella pneumophila; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; bacteria; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 Nov;27(11):2950-2952.
doi: 10.3201/eid2711.204121.
Fatal Co-infections with SARS-CoV-2 and Legionella pneumophila, England
Victoria J Chalker, Hugh Adler, Robert Ball, Falguni Naik, Jessica Day, Baharak Afshar, Amit K Amin
- PMID: 34670660
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2711.204121
Abstract
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.
Keywords: COVID-19; England; Legionella pneumophila; SARS; SARS-CoV-2; bacteria; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; respiratory infections; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.