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

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• Alternative Title:
  Emerg Infect Dis
• Personal Author:
  Chalker, Victoria J. ; Adler, Hugh ; Ball, Robert ; Naik, Falguni ; Day, Jessica ; Afshar, Baharak ; Amin, Amit K.
• 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.
• Subjects:
  Coinfection Coronavirus Infections Covid-19 Humans Legionella Pneumophila Legionnaires' Disease Sars-Cov-2
• Source:
  Emerg Infect Dis. 27(11):2950-2952
• Pubmed ID:
  34670660
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC8544992
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  R43 AI155211/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/ ; R01 AI139267/AI/NIAID NIH HHSUnited States/
• Place as Subject:
  England
• Volume:
  27
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  Emerging Infectious Diseases
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:98256b21338e50a612edc3dffb7cf33b210a82918b8f50035f1766ab9e7c5ee9
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/111422/cdc_111422_DS1.pdf
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