From the Department of General Pediatrics, and Division of Infectious Diseases, Department of Pediatrics, Tokyo Metropolitan Children's Medical Center, Tokyo, Japan.
Pediatr Infect Dis J. 2018 Apr;37(4):370-372. doi: 10.1097/INF.0000000000001755.
A 1-month-old girl developed respiratory failure due to bilateral interstitial pneumonia after bathing in reheated and reused water. A molecular test for sputum and an environmental culture detected Legionella pneumophila serotype 1. This is the first report of infantile legionellosis contracted from a bathtub at home.
一名 1 个月大的女婴在使用加热和重复使用的水洗澡后出现双侧间质性肺炎导致呼吸衰竭。痰的分子检测和环境培养检测出嗜肺军团菌血清型 1。这是首例在家用浴缸感染婴儿嗜肺军团菌病的报告。