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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2003, p. 2227-2229, Vol. 41, No. 5
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2227-2229.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

CASE REPORT

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

Takuhito Nagai,1 Hisanori Sobajima,1 Mitsuji Iwasa,1 Toyonori Tsuzuki,2 Fumiaki Kura,3* Junko Amemura-Maekawa,3 and Haruo Watanabe3

Department of Pediatrics,1 Department of Pathology, Nagoya Daini Red Cross Hospital, Nagoya 466-8650,2 Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan3

Received 14 August 2002/ Returned for modification 24 November 2002/ Accepted 28 January 2003

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.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Department of Bacteriology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, Toyama, 1-23-1, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 162-8640, Japan. Phone: 81-3-5285-1111. Fax: 81-3-5285-1163. E-mail: fkura{at}nih.go.jp.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2003, p. 2227-2229, Vol. 41, No. 5
0095-1137/03/$08.00+0     DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.5.2227-2229.2003
Copyright © 2003, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.



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