<abstract xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><p>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.</p></abstract>

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.

Community Acquired Legionnaire’s Disease in a Kidney Transplant Patient

Department of Nephrology, Arterial Hypertension, Dialysis and Transplantation

PRILOZI

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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...

Community Acquired Legionnaire’s Disease in a Kidney Transplant Patient

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2018

Pagine: 45 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2018-0041

Parole chiave
kidney transplantation, Legionella, Legionnaire’s disease, community acquired pneumonia

© 2018 Jason Kirincich et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Community Acquired Legionnaire’s Disease in a Kidney Transplant Patient

Pubblicato online: 31 dic 2018

Pagine: 45 - 49

DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/prilozi-2018-0041

Parole chiavekidney transplantation, Legionella, Legionnaire’s disease, community acquired pneumonia

© 2018 Jason Kirincich et al., published by Sciendo

This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 License.

Parole chiave
kidney transplantation, Legionella, Legionnaire’s disease, community acquired pneumonia