NOSOCOMIAL LEGIONELLA SEPTICEMIA IN PATIENT WITH SYSTEMIC LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS: A CASE REPORT AND LITERATURE REVIEW

Legionella pneumophila is an important cause of community and hospital acquired pneumonia in immunocompromised patients, but bacteremia caused by this organism is rarely reported. We report here a case of ventilator associated pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila in a lupus nephritis patient t...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Southeast Asian journal of tropical medicine and public health 2018-03, Vol.49 (2), p.292-296
Hauptverfasser:	Naksanguan, Theerawat, Phoompoung, Pakpoom
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Autoimmune diseases Bacteremia Case reports Chronic conditions Contamination Corticoids Corticosteroids Drinking water Hospitals Immunocompromised hosts Intravenous administration Legionella pneumophila Legionnaires' disease bacterium Levofloxacin Literature reviews Lupus Lupus nephritis Nephritis Nosocomial infection Pneumonia Septicemia Systemic lupus erythematosus Tigecycline
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Zusammenfassung:	Legionella pneumophila is an important cause of community and hospital acquired pneumonia in immunocompromised patients, but bacteremia caused by this organism is rarely reported. We report here a case of ventilator associated pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila in a lupus nephritis patient treated with systemic corticosteroids. The patient was treated with intravenous tigecycline initially and then intravenous levofloxacin for a total course of 14 days. The potable water system was investigated but no evidence of contamination was found.
ISSN:	0125-1562