A case of nosocomial Legionella pneumophila pneumonia

Jpn J Infect Dis. 2003 Jun;56(3):101-2.

Abstract

We report a case of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia in a patient with interstitial lung disease. Intensive environmental investigations revealed that a system of all-day-running bathwater was the source of infection. In this case, the concentration of L. pneumophila in the hospital bathwater was low. We therefore emphasize that even a low concentration of L. pneumophila in environmental water can cause serious infections to immunocompromised patients in a hospital.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Baths
  • Cross Infection / etiology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Legionella pneumophila / classification
  • Legionella pneumophila / isolation & purification
  • Legionnaires' Disease / etiology*
  • Water Microbiology*