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Publication Date
9-1-2024
Journal
Open Forum Infectious Diseases
Abstract
We retrospectively reviewed 64 cases of cancer with pulmonary legionellosis (Legionella pneumophila in 73%). Nearly all patients received Legionella-active antibiotics, yet 30-day mortality was 23%. Independent predictors of 30-day mortality were hyponatremia, bilateral lung involvement, and Sequential Organ Failure Assessment score ≥5. Lung coinfections were common (31%) but did not significantly increase mortality.
Keywords
cancer, coinfections, Legionella, mortality outcomes, pneumonia
DOI
10.1093/ofid/ofae529
PMID
39319087
PMCID
PMC11420677
PubMedCentral® Posted Date
9-12-2024
PubMedCentral® Full Text Version
Post-print
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Published Open-Access
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