Zorana Djordjevic, Marko Folic, Ivana Petrovic, Sanja Zornic, Andjelka Stojkovic, Ana Miljanovic, Sladjana Randjelovic, Snezana Jovanovic, Milica Jovanovic, Slobodan Jankovic
Legionnaires' disease is an atypical pneumonia caused by inhaling small droplets of water containing the bacterium Legionella spp. In newborns, it is a rare event, usually associated with water births and the use of air conditioning systems or air humidifiers. A nosocomial outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the maternity ward of a secondary-care hospital in Arandjelovac, Serbia is described.Two male newborns were found to be infected with Legionnella pneumophila . On Days 7 and 6 of life, respectively, they were transferred to a tertiary-care hospital with signs of severe pneumonia which was radiologically confirmed...
August 9, 2022: Paediatrics and International Child Health