Nosocomial pneumonia caused by water-born Legionella pneumophila in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient for thalassemia major

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Erat T., ÖZDEMİR H., Yahsi A., Kara T. T., Ince E. U., MEMİKOĞLU K. O., ...More

TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS, vol.62, no.5, pp.868-871, 2020 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 62 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2020
  • Doi Number: 10.24953/turkjped.2020.05.022
  • Journal Name: TURKISH JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, CAB Abstracts, EMBASE, MEDLINE, Veterinary Science Database, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.868-871
  • Keywords: Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation, Legionella pneumophila, pneumonia, DRINKING-WATER, OUTBREAK
  • Ankara University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Background. Nosocomial pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 2-14 occurred in a 7-year-old patient following allogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for thalassemia major.