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Neonatal Sudden Death Due to <i>Legionella</i> Pneumonia Associated with Water Birth in a Domestic Spa Bath

Takuhito Nagai, Hisanori Sobajima, Mitsuji Iwasa, Toyonori Tsuzuki, Fumiaki Kura, Junko Amemura‐Maekawa, Haruo Watanabe

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2003 · 61 citations · 6 references

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Abstract

We report the first case of neonatal Legionnaires' disease associated with water birth in a spa bath at home. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 6 was detected from postmortem lung tissue.

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