Scaturro M, Girolamini L, Pascale MR, Mazzotta M, Marino F, Errico G, Monaco M, Girolamo A, Rota MC, Ricci ML, Cristino S. Case Report: First Report of Fatal Legionella pneumophila and Klebsiella pneumoniae Coinfection in a Kidney Transplant Recipient. Front Med (Lausanne). 2022 Jun 13;9:912649. doi: 10.3389/fmed.2022.912649. PMID: 35770012; PMCID: PMC9234666.
- A very rare case of pulmonary Klebsiella pneumoniae-Legionella pneumophilacoinfection in a double kidney transplanted man affected by the chronic renal disease is described.
- Cases of Legionnaires’ disease with an incubation period of 14 days have rarely been documented.
- Typing of clinical and environmental pneumophilastrains demonstrated that the patient’s home water distribution system was the source of infection, highlighting that Legionella house contamination can be a hidden risk, especially for immune-compromised people.