Legionella pneumophila pneumonia during pregnancy: a case report

Nelly Gaillac; Bernard Floccard; Thierry Ould; Farida Benatir; Albrice Levrat; Pierre Meunier; Bernard Allaouchiche

doi:10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.033

Legionella pneumophila pneumonia during pregnancy: a case report

J Infect. 2006 Jun;52(6):e163-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.033. Epub 2005 Oct 24.

Authors

Nelly Gaillac¹, Bernard Floccard, Thierry Ould, Farida Benatir, Albrice Levrat, Pierre Meunier, Bernard Allaouchiche

Affiliation

¹ Département d'Anesthésie Réanimation, Centre Hospitalier Universitaire Edouard Herriot, 5 place d'Arsonval 69437 Lyon, France. [email protected]

PMID: 16246423
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinf.2005.08.033

Abstract

Legionella pneumophila pneumonia during pregnancy can have serious consequences for the mother and lead to fetal distress. We report a case of L. pneumophila pneumonia in a pregnant woman at 31 weeks gestation. With early diagnosis and appropriate treatment, the outcome was favorable with delivery of a healthy infant at 40 weeks gestation.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Anti-Bacterial Agents / administration & dosage
Antibodies, Bacterial / urine
Azithromycin / administration & dosage
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / methods
Erythromycin / administration & dosage
Female
Humans
Legionella pneumophila / drug effects
Legionella pneumophila / isolation & purification*
Legionella pneumophila / pathogenicity
Legionnaires' Disease / diagnosis
Legionnaires' Disease / drug therapy*
Legionnaires' Disease / microbiology
Pregnancy
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / diagnosis
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / drug therapy*
Pregnancy Complications, Infectious / microbiology
Pregnancy Outcome
Respiration, Artificial
Rifampin / administration & dosage
Treatment Outcome

Substances

Anti-Bacterial Agents
Antibodies, Bacterial
Erythromycin
Azithromycin
Rifampin