Case report: Severe neonatal Legionella pneumophila pneumonia: Insights from clinical management and epidemiological investigation
This case underscores the value of syndromic PCR diagnostics, rapid intervention, and vigilant environmental surveillance in neonatal infection control. National and international water safety plans must maintain surveillance and infection prevention measures to prevent severe neonatal Legionella pneumonia.
Authors
- Dr Mohammed Abdullah Al Qasem
- Dr Ahmed Sayed Esawy
- Dr Ibrahim Ahmed Al Zaydani Asiri
- Mr Faya Mohammed Alasiri
- Dr Mufareh Hasan Almazkary Asiri
- Dr Ahmed Abdoh Aljarie
- Dr Ahmad Ali Alzoani
Institutions
- Maternity and Children's Hospital (SA)
- Saudi Center for Disease Prevention and Control (SA)
- Ministry of Health (SA)
Publication Details
- Journal
- International Journal of Infectious Diseases
- Published
- 2025-10-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2025.108098
- Primary Topic
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00