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Editor, Senior Moderator
Emerg Infect Dis
. 2021 May;27(5):1535-1537.
doi: 10.3201/eid2705.203388.
COVID-19 Co-infection with Legionella pneumophila in 2 Tertiary-Care Hospitals, Germany
Hedda L Verhasselt, Jan Buer, Jutta Dedy, Renate Ziegler, Joerg Steinmann, Frank Herbstreit, Thorsten Brenner, Peter-Michael Rath
Abstract
We describe screening results for detection of co-infections with Legionella pneumophila in patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. In total, 93 patients were tested; 1 was positive (1.1%) for L. pneumophila serogroup 1. Co-infections with L. pneumophila occur in coronavirus disease patients and should not be missed.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Germany; Legionella pneumophila; SARS-CoV-2; co-infection; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; coronavirus infection; pandemics; pneumonia; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.
. 2021 May;27(5):1535-1537.
doi: 10.3201/eid2705.203388.
COVID-19 Co-infection with Legionella pneumophila in 2 Tertiary-Care Hospitals, Germany
Hedda L Verhasselt, Jan Buer, Jutta Dedy, Renate Ziegler, Joerg Steinmann, Frank Herbstreit, Thorsten Brenner, Peter-Michael Rath
- PMID: 33900187
- DOI: 10.3201/eid2705.203388
Abstract
We describe screening results for detection of co-infections with Legionella pneumophila in patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. In total, 93 patients were tested; 1 was positive (1.1%) for L. pneumophila serogroup 1. Co-infections with L. pneumophila occur in coronavirus disease patients and should not be missed.
Keywords: 2019 novel coronavirus disease; COVID-19; Germany; Legionella pneumophila; SARS-CoV-2; co-infection; coronavirus; coronavirus disease; coronavirus infection; pandemics; pneumonia; severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2; viruses; zoonoses.