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 severe pneumonia, illustrating the relevance of co-infection screening.PMID:34469708 | DOI:10.3201/eid2711.202150

Source: Emerging Infectious Diseases - September 1, 2021 Category: Infectious Diseases Authors: Camille Allam Alexandre Gaymard Ghislaine Descours Christophe Ginevra Laurence Josset Maud Bouscambert Laetitia Beraud Marine Ibranosyan Camille Golfier Arnaud Friggeri Bruno Lina Christine Camp èse Florence Ader Sophie Jarraud COVID-19 diagnosis HCL con Source Type: research