Legionnaires Disease in Solid Organ Transplant Recipients : A Decade-Long Nationwide Study in France

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BACKGROUND: Legionnaires disease (LD) is a rare, life-threatening opportunistic bacterial infection that poses a significant risk to patients with impaired cell-mediated immunity such as solid organ transplant recipients. However, the epidemiologic features, clinical presentation, and outcomes of LD in this population are poorly described.

RESEARCH QUESTION: What are the clinical manifestations, radiologic presentation, risk factors for severity, treatment, and outcome of LD in solid organ transplant recipients?.

STUDY DESIGN AND METHODS: In this 10-year multicenter retrospective cohort study in France, where LD notification is mandatory, patients were identified by hospital discharge databases. Diagnosis of LD relied on positive culture findings from any respiratory sample, positive urinary antigen test (UAT) results, positive specific serologic findings, or a combination thereof. Severe LD was defined as admission to the ICU.

RESULTS: One hundred one patients from 51 transplantation centers were eligible; 64 patients (63.4%) were kidney transplant recipients. Median time between transplantation and LD was 5.6 years (interquartile range, 1.5-12 years). UAT results were positive in 92% of patients (89/97). Among 31 patients with positive culture findings in respiratory samples, Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 was identified in 90%. Chest CT imaging showed alveolar consolidation in 98% of patients (54 of 57), ground-glass opacity in 63% of patients (36 of 57), macronodules in 21% of patients (12 of 57), and cavitation in 8.8% of patients (5 of 57). Fifty-seven patients (56%) were hospitalized in the ICU. In multivariate analysis, severe LD was associated with negative UAT findings at presentation (P = .047), lymphopenia (P = .014), respiratory symptoms (P = .010), and pleural effusion (P = .039). The 30-day and 12-month mortality rates were 8% (8 of 101) and 20% (19 of 97), respectively. In multivariate analysis, diabetes mellitus was the only factor associated with 12-month mortality (hazard ratio, 3.2; 95% OR, 1.19-8.64; P = .022).

INTERPRETATION: LD is a late and severe complication occurring in solid organ transplant recipients that may present as pulmonary nodules on which diabetes impacts its long-term prognosis.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2024

Erschienen:

2024

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Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:165

Enthalten in:

Chest - 165(2024), 3 vom: 15. März, Seite 507-520

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Thizy, Guillaume [VerfasserIn]
Flahault, Adrien [VerfasserIn]
Scemla, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Roux, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Jarraud, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Lebeaux, David [VerfasserIn]
Pouchot, Jacques [VerfasserIn]
Gautier-Vargas, Gabriela [VerfasserIn]
Malvezzi, Paolo [VerfasserIn]
Murris, Marlene [VerfasserIn]
Vuotto, Fanny [VerfasserIn]
Girerd, Sophie [VerfasserIn]
Pansu, Nathalie [VerfasserIn]
Antonini, Teresa [VerfasserIn]
Elkrief, Laure [VerfasserIn]
Barrou, Benoit [VerfasserIn]
Besch, Camille [VerfasserIn]
Blot, Mathieu [VerfasserIn]
Boignard, Aude [VerfasserIn]
Brenier, Henri [VerfasserIn]
Coilly, Audrey [VerfasserIn]
Gouezel, Corentin [VerfasserIn]
Hannah, Kaminski [VerfasserIn]
Housssel-Debry, Pauline [VerfasserIn]
Jouan, Jerome [VerfasserIn]
Lecuyer, Hervé [VerfasserIn]
Limelette, Anne [VerfasserIn]
Luyt, Charles Edouard [VerfasserIn]
Melloni, Boris [VerfasserIn]
Pison, Christophe [VerfasserIn]
Rafat, Cédric [VerfasserIn]
Rebibou, Jean-Michel [VerfasserIn]
Savier, Eric [VerfasserIn]
Schvartz, Betoul [VerfasserIn]
Scatton, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Toure, Fatouma [VerfasserIn]
Varnous, Shaida [VerfasserIn]
Vidal, Pauline [VerfasserIn]
Savoye, Emilie [VerfasserIn]
Ader, Florence [VerfasserIn]
Lortholary, Olivier [VerfasserIn]
Lanternier, Fanny [VerfasserIn]
Lafont, Emmanuel [VerfasserIn]

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Journal Article
Legionella
Legionellosis
Legionnaires disease
Multicenter Study
Solid organ transplant

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Date Completed 11.03.2024

Date Revised 11.03.2024

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1016/j.chest.2023.09.033

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NLM363324526