COVID-19 Co-infection with Legionella pneumophila in 2 Tertiary-Care Hospitals, Germany

We describe screening results for detection of co-infections with Legionella pneumophila in patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. In total, 93 patients were tested; 1 was positive (1.1%) for L. pneumophila serogroup 1. Co-infections with L. pneumophila occur in cor...

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Main Authors:	Hedda L. Verhasselt, Jan Buer, Jutta Dedy, Renate Ziegler, Joerg Steinmann, Frank Herbstreit, Thorsten Brenner, Peter-Michael Rath
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2021-05-01
Series:	Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:	SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 coronavirus 2019 novel coronavirus disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 zoonoses
Online Access:	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/5/20-3388_article

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spelling	doaj-c29ae55d78d949dcbe8233da01888aee2021-04-23T11:14:08ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592021-05-012751535153710.3201/eid2705.203388COVID-19 Co-infection with Legionella pneumophila in 2 Tertiary-Care Hospitals, GermanyHedda L. VerhasseltJan BuerJutta DedyRenate ZieglerJoerg SteinmannFrank HerbstreitThorsten BrennerPeter-Michael Rath We describe screening results for detection of co-infections with Legionella pneumophila in patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. In total, 93 patients were tested; 1 was positive (1.1%) for L. pneumophila serogroup 1. Co-infections with L. pneumophila occur in coronavirus disease patients and should not be missed. https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/5/20-3388_articleSARS-CoV-2COVID-19coronavirus2019 novel coronavirus diseasesevere acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2zoonoses
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spellingShingle	Hedda L. Verhasselt Jan Buer Jutta Dedy Renate Ziegler Joerg Steinmann Frank Herbstreit Thorsten Brenner Peter-Michael Rath COVID-19 Co-infection with Legionella pneumophila in 2 Tertiary-Care Hospitals, Germany Emerging Infectious Diseases SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 coronavirus 2019 novel coronavirus disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 zoonoses
author_facet	Hedda L. Verhasselt Jan Buer Jutta Dedy Renate Ziegler Joerg Steinmann Frank Herbstreit Thorsten Brenner Peter-Michael Rath
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title	COVID-19 Co-infection with Legionella pneumophila in 2 Tertiary-Care Hospitals, Germany
title_short	COVID-19 Co-infection with Legionella pneumophila in 2 Tertiary-Care Hospitals, Germany
title_full	COVID-19 Co-infection with Legionella pneumophila in 2 Tertiary-Care Hospitals, Germany
title_fullStr	COVID-19 Co-infection with Legionella pneumophila in 2 Tertiary-Care Hospitals, Germany
title_full_unstemmed	COVID-19 Co-infection with Legionella pneumophila in 2 Tertiary-Care Hospitals, Germany
title_sort	covid-19 co-infection with legionella pneumophila in 2 tertiary-care hospitals, germany
publisher	Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series	Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn	1080-6040 1080-6059
publishDate	2021-05-01
description	We describe screening results for detection of co-infections with Legionella pneumophila in patients infected with severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2. In total, 93 patients were tested; 1 was positive (1.1%) for L. pneumophila serogroup 1. Co-infections with L. pneumophila occur in coronavirus disease patients and should not be missed.
topic	SARS-CoV-2 COVID-19 coronavirus 2019 novel coronavirus disease severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 zoonoses
url	https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/27/5/20-3388_article
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COVID-19 Co-infection with Legionella pneumophila in 2 Tertiary-Care Hospitals, Germany

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