Fatal Case of Nosocomial Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia, Spain, 2018

Abstract

A nosocomial case of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia likely caused by a serogroup 3 strain was detected by a urinary antigen test in Spain in 2018. Although Legionella bacteria could not be isolated from respiratory samples, molecular methods implicated the sink faucet of the patient’s room as the probable infection source.

Keywords

• Legionella pneumophila
• urinary antigen test
• UAT
• pneumonia
• respiratory infections
• bacterial infections