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Legionnaires’ Disease in Children: A Case Study and Literature Review

  • By

  • Valeria Garbo

  • Laura Venuti

  • Giuseppe Natoli

  • Giovanni Boncori

  • Chiara Albano

  • Giulia Linares

  • Claudia Colomba

  • September 1, 2026

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    Legionnaires’ disease is a severe pneumonia caused by Legionella species, most commonly Legionella pneumophila.

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    In Europe, the Legionnaires’ disease notification rate reached 2.6 cases per 100,000 people in 2022.

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    Children account for less than 1% of notified Legionnaires’ disease cases in Europe.

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    A previously healthy 15-month-old girl developed severe Legionnaires’ disease after initially presenting with fever, cough, and respiratory distress.

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    Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 was detected in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid by molecular testing and culture and confirmed by additional respiratory testing and urinary antigen testing.

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Pediatric Legionnaires’ disease: A case report and a review of the literature

  • by Valeria Garbo, Laura Venuti, Giuseppe Natoli, Giovanni Boncori, Chiara Albano, Giulia Linares, Claudia Colomba

  • September 1, 2026

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