2003
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.41.5.2227-2229.2003
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Neonatal Sudden Death Due to Legionella Pneumonia Associated with Water Birth in a Domestic Spa Bath

Abstract: We report the first case of neonatal Legionnaires' disease associated with water birth in a spa bath at home. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 6 was detected from postmortem lung tissue

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“…The majority of information came from case reports, describing postpartum waterborne infections, hypothermia, aspiration, delayed thermoregulation, rupture of the umbilical cord, nearly drowning experiences, suffocation and even death (Pinette, Wax, & Wilson, 2004;Thoeni et al, 2005;Gilbert & Tookey, 1999;Nguyen et al, 2002;Nagai et al, 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…The majority of information came from case reports, describing postpartum waterborne infections, hypothermia, aspiration, delayed thermoregulation, rupture of the umbilical cord, nearly drowning experiences, suffocation and even death (Pinette, Wax, & Wilson, 2004;Thoeni et al, 2005;Gilbert & Tookey, 1999;Nguyen et al, 2002;Nagai et al, 2003).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…1 The source of such infections has been contamination of birthing tubs, hoses, and taps with virulent organisms such as P. aeruginosa and Klebsiella pneumoniae. 10 The present case provides another example of lethal sepsis associated with underwater birth. 9 Lethal Legionella infection has occurred in an underwater birth reported from Japan and other organisms such as amoeba and Mycobacterium avium have been found in spa baths.…”
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confidence: 74%
“…Infection after water birth has been described. [10][11][12] The baby in our case report was delivered after spontaneous labour at term, making transient tachypnoea of the newborn unlikely; indeed, the chest radiograph was consistent not with that diagnosis but with aspiration.…”
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confidence: 71%