[Legionellosis in a newborn infant].

Abstract

We describe a case of successful therapy of a neonatal Legionellosis with Erythromycin. On his 6th day of life a full term newborn with normal body weight was affected by a severe pneumonia. This was at first resistant to therapy and required mechanical ventilation. Diagnosis of Legionella pneumophila serotype 1 was made by culture from bronchial lavage. Only few cases of neonatal Legionellosis have been reported until now. In three cases diagnosis was made post mortem.

• Authors: F Ahrens, W Hell, H Hollandt, H Lewald, H Paust
• Journal: Monatsschrift Kinderheilkunde : Organ der Deutschen Gesellschaft fur Kinderheilkunde (Monatsschr Kinderheilkd) Vol. 141 Issue 9 Pg. 711-3 (Sep 1993) ISSN: 0026-9298 [Print] Germany
• Vernacular Title: Legionellose bei einem Neugeborenen.
• PMID: 8413346 (Publication Type: Case Reports, English Abstract, Journal Article)

Chemical References

• Erythromycin

Topics

• Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid (microbiology)
• Cross Infection (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Erythromycin (therapeutic use)
• Humans
• Infant, Newborn
• Legionella pneumophila (isolation & purification)
• Legionnaires' Disease (diagnosis, drug therapy)
• Male