Community-Acquired Legionella pneumophila Pneumonia: A Case-Control Study in Adult Inpatients from 2019 to 2024
Our research highlights the critical need for early detection of <i>L. pneumophila</i> infections, especially in patients with high CRP levels, moderate hypophosphatemia, or heart failure. In these patients with <i>L. pneumophila</i>, early treatment with macrolide and fluoroquinolone is mandatory to reduce mortality.
Authors
- Luca Pipitò (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1871-4285)
- Tommaso Vincenzo Bartolotta (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8808-379X)
- Antonio Roberto Cascio
- Teresa Fasciana (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4073-5813)
- Consolato Maria Sergi (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2779-7879)
- Nicola Serra
- Valentina Caputo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7167-9335)
- Caterina Carollo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6767-8823)
- Anna Giammanco
- Francesca Fasciana
- Paola Di Carlo
- Angela Capuano
Institutions
- University of Ottawa (CA)
- University of Alberta (CA)
- Children's Hospital of Eastern Ontario (CA)
- Santobono Children's Hospital (IT)
- Azienda Ospedaliera Universitaria Policlinico "Paolo Giaccone" di Palermo (IT)
- University of Naples Federico II (IT)
- University of Palermo (IT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Pathogens
- Published
- 2025-12-22
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3390/pathogens15010013
- Primary Topic
- Legionella and Acanthamoeba research
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00