CASE REPORT OF ICU ADMISSION DUE TO LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEVERE PNEUMONIA IN VIET NAM

Abstract

Legionnaires’ disease is a serious type of atypical pneumonia caused by Legionella bacteria. In this case study, the first case of ICU admission due to Legionella pneumophila severe infection in Vietnam is reported. A 40-year-old Japanese male patient with a history of hypertension for over 4 years was hospitalized with fever and frequent breathing difficulties. Diagnosis upon hospitalization was sepsis shock and ARDS pulmonary consolidation. The sputum specimen was then tested with multiplex PCR using Film array panel and the result was positive with Legionella pneumophila detection. The patient was medicated according to the results of
bacterial identification which gave good response and was discharged after 22 days of treatment.