Legionnaires’ disease after a campervan holiday: a case report

This case report describes a case of Legionnaires’ disease for whom the source of infection was the campervan in which the patient had travelled for 3 months. This case shows that Legionnaires’ disease can be acquired by exposure to a relatively new (not previously reported) source that is commonly...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of travel medicine 2016-01, Vol.23 (1), p.tav004
Hauptverfasser:	Euser, Sjoerd M., Diederen, Bram M.W., Bakker, Meta, Honing, Marina L.H., Bruin, Jacob P., Brandsema, Petra S., Reijnen, Linda, Den Boer, Jeroen W.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Aged Anti-Bacterial Agents - administration & dosage Ceftriaxone - administration & dosage Fluoroquinolones - administration & dosage Humans Legionella pneumophila Legionnaires' Disease - diagnosis Legionnaires' Disease - drug therapy Male Motor Vehicles Travel
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Zusammenfassung:	This case report describes a case of Legionnaires’ disease for whom the source of infection was the campervan in which the patient had travelled for 3 months. This case shows that Legionnaires’ disease can be acquired by exposure to a relatively new (not previously reported) source that is commonly used as (holiday)transportation vehicle.
ISSN:	1195-1982 1708-8305
DOI:	10.1093/jtm/tav004