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[Legionella pneumophila pneumonia associated with the use of a home humidifier in an immunocompetent girl]. / Neumonía por Legionella pneumophila asociada al uso de un humidificador doméstico en una niña inmunocompetente.
Bonilla Escobar, Bertha Angélica; Montero Rubio, Juan Carlos; Martínez Juárez, Guadalupe.
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  • Bonilla Escobar BA; Unidad Docente de Medicina Preventiva y Salud Pública de Castilla-La Mancha, Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Consejería de Sanidad y Asuntos Sociales de Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, España.
  • Montero Rubio JC; Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Consejería de Sanidad y Asuntos Sociales de Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, España.
  • Martínez Juárez G; Instituto de Ciencias de la Salud, Consejería de Sanidad y Asuntos Sociales de Castilla-La Mancha, Talavera de la Reina, Toledo, España. Electronic address: gumartinez@jccm.es.
Med Clin (Barc) ; 142(2): 70-2, 2014 Jan 21.
Article em Es | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24022027
BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVES: Legionellosis is an uncommon cause of pneumonia in children and even more exceptionally in healthy children. The purpose of this study is to describe the procedure which led to the identification of an unusual source of legionella infection, in a healthy girl, and highlight the need to adopt preventive measures. METHODOLOGY AND RESULTS: A 4-year old girl without any risk factors was diagnosed of pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. After investigating the environment, it was found that the source of the transmission was a home humidifier. CONCLUSIONS: Despite the fact that this equipment is classified with a low probability of spreading legionella, a lack of cleanliness and maintenance of these machines can increase the risk of transmission of the bacteria. Therefore, healthcare professionals must give adequate advice to their patients about the care of this equipment and how to use these machines properly.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans Idioma: Es Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Tipo de estudo: Diagnostic_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Child, preschool / Female / Humans Idioma: Es Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article