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
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
e34765Informations de copyright
Copyright © 2023, Street et al.
Déclaration de conflit d'intérêts
The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.
Références
Commun Dis Intell Q Rep. 2015 Jun 30;39(2):E201-3
pubmed: 26234255
PLoS One. 2013 Jul 02;8(7):e68244
pubmed: 23844174
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 1994 Aug;15(8):529-33
pubmed: 7983346
Am J Med. 1981 Nov;71(5):759-65
pubmed: 7304646
FEBS Lett. 2016 Nov;590(21):3868-3886
pubmed: 27455397
Infect Immun. 1998 Jul;66(7):3029-34
pubmed: 9632562
Chest. 1992 Nov;102(5):1586-90
pubmed: 1424896
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2012 Sep 21;61:747-8
pubmed: 22992573
Semin Respir Crit Care Med. 2004 Apr;25(2):129-44
pubmed: 16088457
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2014 Jan 3;62(51-52):1041-4
pubmed: 24381077
CMAJ. 2014 Apr 1;186(6):415-21
pubmed: 24591276
Emerg Infect Dis. 2016 Mar;22(3):370-8
pubmed: 26890817
MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep. 2004 Nov 5;53(43):1020-2
pubmed: 15525901
J Infect Dis. 1980 Feb;141(2):186-92
pubmed: 7365275
Am J Med. 1979 Apr;66(4):587-95
pubmed: 107799
Clin Infect Dis. 2005 Jul 15;41(2):170-6
pubmed: 15983912