Nosocomial pneumonia caused by water-born Legionella pneumophila in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient for thalassemia major
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. Case. The patient was diagnosed with nosocomial Legionella pneumophila by polymerase cha...
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Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health
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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.
Case. The patient was diagnosed with nosocomial Legionella pneumophila by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) examination of the bronchoalveolar lavage and culturing Legionella pneumophila serogroup 2-14 from the patient`s room faucet water. Legionella pneumophila was eradicated from our hospital`s water distribution system by superheating and chemical eradication methods (hyper-chlorination and hydrogen peroxide). We did not detect any other case after this event.
Conclusion. Early recognition of contamination of the hospital water system with Legionella proves the importance of prevention in new cases.
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| spelling | doaj-art-db90e1ab679d4009b5e1a3ab7f5d2f9d2025-08-20T03:01:14ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212020-10-0162510.24953/turkjped.2020.05.022Nosocomial pneumonia caused by water-born Legionella pneumophila in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient for thalassemia majorTuğba Erat0Halil Özdemir1Aysun Yahşi2Tuğçe Tural Kara3Elif Ünal İnce4Kemal Osman Memikoğlu5Ergin Çiftçi6Erdal İnce7Departments of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Hematology and Oncology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Infectious Diseases and Clinical Microbiology, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey.Departments of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Ankara University Faculty of Medicine, Ankara, Turkey. 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. Case. The patient was diagnosed with nosocomial Legionella pneumophila by polymerase chain reaction (PCR) examination of the bronchoalveolar lavage and culturing Legionella pneumophila serogroup 2-14 from the patient`s room faucet water. Legionella pneumophila was eradicated from our hospital`s water distribution system by superheating and chemical eradication methods (hyper-chlorination and hydrogen peroxide). We did not detect any other case after this event. Conclusion. Early recognition of contamination of the hospital water system with Legionella proves the importance of prevention in new cases. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/526Hematopoietic stem cell transplantationLegionella pneumophilapneumonia |
| spellingShingle | Tuğba Erat Halil Özdemir Aysun Yahşi Tuğçe Tural Kara Elif Ünal İnce Kemal Osman Memikoğlu Ergin Çiftçi Erdal İnce Nosocomial pneumonia caused by water-born Legionella pneumophila in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient for thalassemia major The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Legionella pneumophila pneumonia |
| title | Nosocomial pneumonia caused by water-born Legionella pneumophila in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient for thalassemia major |
| title_full | Nosocomial pneumonia caused by water-born Legionella pneumophila in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient for thalassemia major |
| title_fullStr | Nosocomial pneumonia caused by water-born Legionella pneumophila in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient for thalassemia major |
| title_full_unstemmed | Nosocomial pneumonia caused by water-born Legionella pneumophila in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient for thalassemia major |
| title_short | Nosocomial pneumonia caused by water-born Legionella pneumophila in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient for thalassemia major |
| title_sort | nosocomial pneumonia caused by water born legionella pneumophila in a pediatric hematopoietic stem cell transplantation recipient for thalassemia major |
| topic | Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation Legionella pneumophila pneumonia |
| url | https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/526 |
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