Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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9369674 | Archives de Pédiatrie | 2005 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
We report a case of Legionella pneumonia in an immunocompetent child. Legionella pneumonia is a rare pathology among children,and even rarer when they are immuno-competent; a few cases have been reported in the literature. This is explained by the fact that infection occurs primarily to immuno-suppressed patients. Legionella bacteria are not systematicaly sought for in front of child's atypical pneumonia, contrary to Mycoplasma or Chlamydiae. In addition, a number of cases are probably not even noticed because either not serious (Pontiac fever), spontaneously cured, or cured with macrolides prescribed in the case of suspected pneumonia with Mycoplasma.
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Authors
M.H. Akou'ou, M. Oger, G. Gras, P. Eckart, M.J. Penniello, M. Vergnaud, B. Guillois,