Humidifier-associated paediatric Legionnaires' disease, Israel, February 2012

Eurosurveillance - Tập 17 Số 41 - 2012
Jacob Moran‐Gilad1,2, Tsilia Lazarovitch3, M. Mentasti4, Tim Harrison4, Miriam Weinberger5,6, Yair Mordish5,6, Z Mor7, T. Stocki4, Emilia Anis1, Chantal Sadik1, Z. Amitai8, Itamar Grotto2
1Division of Epidemiology, Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
2Public Health Services, Ministry of Health, Jerusalem, Israel
3Department of Clinical Microbiology, Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre, Zerifin, Israel
4Reference Microbiology Services, Health Protection Agency (HPA), London, United Kingdom
5Infectious Disease Unit, Assaf Harofeh Medical Centre, Zerifin, Israel
6The Sackler School of Medicine, Tel Aviv University, Tel Aviv, Israel
7Ramla sub-District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Ramla, Israel
8Tel Aviv District Health Office, Ministry of Health, Tel Aviv, Israel

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We report a fatal case of community-acquired Legionnaires' disease in an infant aged under six months. Epidemiological and microbiological investigations suggested that a free-standing cold water humidifier using domestic tap water contaminated with Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 served as a vehicle for infection. These findings were corroborated by sequence-based typing (SBT). Humidifier-associated Legionnaires' disease can be prevented by appropriate control measures. This case also illustrates the emerging role of SBT in the investigation of legionellosis.

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