Severe Legionella and Histoplasma Pneumonia Acquired From Spring Water.

acute respiratory distress syndrome (ards) ards community-acquired pneumonia (cap) continuous positive airway pressure (cpap) legionnaires disease

Journal

Cureus
ISSN: 2168-8184
Titre abrégé: Cureus
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 101596737

Informations de publication

Date de publication:
Feb 2023
Historique:
accepted: 07 02 2023
entrez: 13 3 2023
pubmed: 14 3 2023
medline: 14 3 2023
Statut: epublish

Résumé

Legionnaires' disease and pulmonary histoplasmosis are important causes of community-acquired pneumonia. Environmental reservoirs remain the primary source of infection and may persist since investigations are often reserved for large outbreaks. Our case highlights a source of both legionella and histoplasmosis not previously reported. It demonstrates the value of taking a thorough history while recognizing non-traditional sources of both infections.

Identifiants

pubmed: 36909126
doi: 10.7759/cureus.34765
pmc: PMC10005854
doi:

Types de publication

Case Reports

Langues

eng

Pagination

e34765

Informations de copyright

Copyright © 2023, Street et al.

Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

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Auteurs

Natalie G Street (NG)

Internal Medicine, The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, USA.

Sohiub N Assaf (SN)

Medicine, The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, USA.

Shawnt Tosonian (S)

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, USA.

Elman Urbina Meneses (E)

Pulmonary Critical Care Medicine, The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, USA.

Megan D Edwards (MD)

Infectious Diseases, The University of Tennessee Graduate School of Medicine, Knoxville, USA.

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