Co-infection with Legionella and SARS-CoV-2, France, March 2020

Co-infection with Legionella and SARS-CoV-2, France, March 2020

We describe a March 2020 co-occurrence of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) and coronavirus disease in France. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 co-infections were identified in 7 of 49 patients from LD case notifications. Most were elderly men with underlying conditions who had contracted se...

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Main Authors: Camille Allam, Alexandre Gaymard, Ghislaine Descours, Christophe Ginevra, Laurence Josset, Maud Bouscambert, Laetitia Beraud, Marine Ibranosyan, Camille Golfier, Arnaud Friggeri, Bruno Lina, Christine Campèse, Florence Ader, Sophie Jarraud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-11-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
coronavirus disease
COVID-19
Legionnaires’ disease
Legionella
pneumonia
respiratory infections
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/11/20-2150_article

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