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OCTOBER 4, 2023

New Source of Legionella: Lung Transplantation


Originally published by our sister publication Infectious Disease Special Edition

By Ethan Covey

Two cases of Legionnaires’ disease reported in Pennsylvania were likely caused by transplantation of infected organs, according to a recent report.

Both patients received lung transplants from the same donor at a single Pennsylvania hospital (MMWR Morb Mortal Wkly Rep 2023;72[37]:1001-1004).

“The present findings suggest that clinicians caring for patients who receive organs from donors who