1. Co-infection with Legionella and SARS-CoV-2, France, March 2020.
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Allam, Camille, Gaymard, Alexandre, Descours, Ghislaine, Ginevra, Christophe, Josset, Laurence, Bouscambert, Maud, Beraud, Laetitia, Ibranosyan, Marine, Golfier, Camille, Friggeri, Arnaud, Lina, Bruno, Campèse, Christine, Ader, Florence, Jarraud, Sophie, and COVID-19 diagnosis HCL consortium1
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SARS-CoV-2 ,COVID-19 ,LEGIONNAIRES' disease ,LEGIONELLA ,RESPIRATORY infections - Abstract
We describe a March 2020 co-occurrence of Legionnaires' disease (LD) and coronavirus disease in France. Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 co-infections were identified in 7 of 49 patients from LD case notifications. Most were elderly men with underlying conditions who had contracted severe pneumonia, illustrating the relevance of co-infection screening. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2021
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