Community Acquired Legionnaire’s Disease in a Kidney Transplant Patient
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Dec 31, 2018
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Published Online: Dec 31, 2018
Page range: 45 - 49
DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2018-0041
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This case report details the clinical picture of a renal transplant recipient infected with community acquired Legionella pneumonia. While it is more commonly associated as a nosocomial infection due to pathogenic organisms in a hospital’s water supply, this case serves as a reminder to consider the patient’s impaired cellular immune function when trying to diagnose community acquired pneumonia.