Legionnaire disease is a rare cause of community-acquired pneumonia in children and an exceedingly rare diagnosis in infants and neonates, with only few reported cases. We describe a case of fatal Legionnaire disease diagnosed by culture and polymerase chain reaction method from sputum and lung biopsy specimens, and emphasize the importance of considering this rare entity in cases of severe neonatal pneumonia.
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McMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Div Infect Dis, Hamilton, ON, Canada
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Rotstein, Coleman
Evans, Gerald
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Evans, Gerald
Born, Abraham
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N York Gen Hosp, Toronto, ON, CanadaMcMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Div Infect Dis, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Born, Abraham
Grossman, Ronald
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Grossman, Ronald
Light, R. Bruce
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St Boniface Gen Hosp, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaMcMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Div Infect Dis, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Light, R. Bruce
Magder, Sheldon
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McGill Univ, Ctr Hlth, Div Crit Care, Montreal, PQ, Canada
Royal Victoria Hosp, Dept Med, Montreal, PQ H3A 1A1, CanadaMcMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Div Infect Dis, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Magder, Sheldon
McTaggart, Barrie
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McMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Div Infect Dis, Hamilton, ON, Canada
McMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Dept Med, Hamilton, ON, CanadaMcMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Div Infect Dis, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Rotstein, Coleman
Evans, Gerald
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Queens Univ, Div Infect Dis, Kingston, ON K7L 3N6, Canada
Kingston Gen Hosp, Kingston, ON, CanadaMcMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Div Infect Dis, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Evans, Gerald
Born, Abraham
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Univ Toronto, Toronto, ON, Canada
N York Gen Hosp, Toronto, ON, CanadaMcMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Div Infect Dis, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Born, Abraham
Grossman, Ronald
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Univ Toronto, Ontario & Credit Valley Hosp, Mississauga, ON L5L 1C6, CanadaMcMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Div Infect Dis, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Grossman, Ronald
Light, R. Bruce
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Univ Manitoba, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
St Boniface Gen Hosp, Winnipeg, MB, CanadaMcMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Div Infect Dis, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Light, R. Bruce
Magder, Sheldon
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McGill Univ, Ctr Hlth, Div Crit Care, Montreal, PQ, Canada
Royal Victoria Hosp, Dept Med, Montreal, PQ H3A 1A1, CanadaMcMaster Univ & Henderson Site, Div Infect Dis, Hamilton, ON, Canada
Magder, Sheldon
McTaggart, Barrie
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