Septic shock due to co-infection with Legionella pneumophila and Saprochaete clavata.

ABSTRACT

Septic shock is the most dreaded presentation of an infection, carrying a reserved prognosis. Appropriate antimicrobial therapy is therefore the mainstay of treatment, alongside organ support as needed. Legionnaires' disease is mainly due to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 but it can be caused by other serogroups and species not detected by the urinary antigen test. Anti-tumour necrosis factor α therapy may increase the risk of invasive fungal infection, which carry a poor prognosis. We present a challenging case of a septic shock due to Legionella pneumophila and Saprochaete clavata infections, with a review of the two infections presented.