Legionella pneumonia: increased risk after COVID-19 lockdown? Italy, May to June 2020

Published on July 30, 2020

Legionella pneumonia in a dishwasher of a restaurant in Rome, Italy was reported just after the end of the lockdown that was in place to control the SARS-CoV-2 epidemic. There needs to be  consideration for Legionella infections among the differential diagnosis of respiratory infections after lockdown due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Eurosurveillance

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