Nosocomial Neonatal Legionellosis Associated with Water in Infant Formula, Taiwan
نویسندگان
چکیده
We report 2 cases of neonatal Legionella infection associated with aspiration of contaminated water used in hospitals to make infant formula. The molecular profiles of Legionella strains isolated from samples from the infants and from water dispensers were indistinguishable. Our report highlights the need to consider nosocomial legionellosis among neonates who have respiratory symptoms.
منابع مشابه
Microbiological investigations on a nosocomial case of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia associated with water birth and review of neonatal cases.
A case of Legionella pneumophila 1 pneumonia, confirmed by positive serology and urinary antigen, occurred in a 7-day old neonate after water birth in hospital. As respiratory samples were not available for culture, further microbiological investigations were performed in neonate and environment, in order to recognize the source of infection. The hospital water supply was contaminated by L. pne...
متن کاملReducing the Risk for Waterborne Nosocomial Neonatal Legionellosis
sights into host–microbe interactions. Our report confirms a novel Borrelia IGS sequence type detected in situ from 2 relapsing fever patients. This species showed greatest homology with the relapsing fever borreliae from Africa, B. recurrentis and B. duttonii, but not with B. microti, which is transmitted by O. erraticus ticks, previously believed to be the only soft tick species in this regio...
متن کاملLegionella pneumophila serogroup 3 pneumonia in a patient with low-grade 4 non-Hodgkin lymphoma: a case report
INTRODUCTION Nosocomial legionellosis has generally been described in immunodepressed patients, but Legionella pneumophila serogroup 3 has rarely been identified as the causative agent. CASE PRESENTATION We report the case of nosocomial L. pneumophila serogroup 3 pneumonia in a 70-year-old Caucasian man with non-Hodgkin lymphoma. Diagnosis was carried out by culture and real-time polymerase c...
متن کاملFirst outbreak of nosocomial Legionella infection in term neonates caused by a cold mist ultrasonic humidifier.
BACKGROUND To date, all descriptions of legionellosis in neonates have emerged from a small number of isolated case reports in newborns with unusually severe pneumonia. In December 2008, a large outbreak of Legionella infection occurred in term neonates in Cyprus, providing new information on the epidemiological and clinical features of Legionellosis in this age group. METHODS An environmenta...
متن کاملEnvironmental culturing for Legionella: can we build a better mouse trap?
The drinking water of hospitals has been directly linked to the occurrence of hospital-acquired legionellosis. In addition, the mode of transmission is now known to be primarily aspiration rather than aerosolization. Legionellosis is now recognized as a patient safety concern for nosocomial infection. In 2009, Centers for Medicaid and Medicare Services raised the issue that hospitals might no l...
متن کامل