1. Co-infection with Legionella and SARS-CoV-2, France, March 2020
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Camille Allam, Alexandre Gaymard, Ghislaine Descours, Christophe Ginevra, Laurence Josset, Maud Bouscambert, Laetitia Beraud, Marine Ibranosyan, Camille Golfier, Arnaud Friggeri, Bruno Lina, Christine Campèse, Florence Ader, and Sophie Jarraud
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coronavirus disease ,COVID-19 ,Legionnaires’ disease ,Legionella ,pneumonia ,respiratory infections ,Medicine ,Infectious and parasitic diseases ,RC109-216 - 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.
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- 2021
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