Determinant of 30-Day Mortality of Pulmonary Legionellosis: Do Coinfections Matter?

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.

SUBMITTER: Matsuo T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11420677 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature