Fatal postoperative Legionella pneumonia in a newborn. J Perinatol 1990 Jun;10(2):183-4
Date
06/01/1990Pubmed ID
2358903Scopus ID
2-s2.0-0025443138 (requires institutional sign-in at Scopus site) 12 CitationsAbstract
This is a case of postoperative Legionella pneumonia in a full-term infant with hypoplastic left heart syndrome. The infant had an uncomplicated prenatal history, normal vaginal delivery, Apgars of 8 at 1 and 5 minutes, but was cyanotic at birth. At 3 days of age she had a stage 1 Norwood surgical procedure to palliate her congenital heart disease. A synthetic patch was placed over the thoracic midline because of difficulty in reapposing the sternum. Peritoneal dialysis was used to manage renal failure. At 20 days of age she had disseminated intravascular coagulopathy and pneumonia associated with sepsis. Four days later she died. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 was isolated from a lung culture taken at autopsy.
Author List
Greene KA, Rhine WD, Starnes VA, Ariagno RLAuthor
Karl A. Greene MD Adjunct Assistant Professor in the Neurosurgery department at Medical College of WisconsinMESH terms used to index this publication - Major topics in bold
AdultCross Infection
Female
Heart Defects, Congenital
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Legionnaires' Disease
Pneumonia
Postoperative Complications
