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Recurrent Legionnaires' disease: a case report.

B J Skrobot1, J C Gillen, J R Rudisill

  • 1Department of Family Practice, Wright State University, School of Medicine, Dayton, Ohio.

Family Practice Research Journal
|January 1, 1986
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Legionnaires' disease can cause reinfection, even after successful erythromycin treatment. This case highlights that the Legionella bacterium may not originate from common water sources.

Area of Science:

  • Infectious Diseases
  • Microbiology
  • Public Health

Background:

  • Legionnaires' disease is a severe pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria.
  • Historically, outbreaks were linked to contaminated water systems like cooling towers.

Observation:

  • An Ohio physician diagnosed with Legionnaires' disease in 1979 recovered fully after erythromycin treatment.
  • The same patient experienced a reinfection the following year, again responding well to erythromycin.

Findings:

  • This case demonstrates that Legionella bacterium reinfection is possible.
  • The source of Legionella inoculation may not always be a common water supply or cooling system.

Implications:

  • Erythromycin remains a primary treatment for Legionnaires' disease but does not prevent reinfection.

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  • Further research is needed to understand alternative transmission routes of Legionella bacteria.