La bacteria Legionella ¿Qué está pasando en Tucumán?

Un brote de neumonía bilateral suma 6 muertos en Tucumán. La ministra de Salud de la Nación, Carla Vizzotti confirmó que el brote es por la bacteria Legionella.

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Todos los casos tienen un lugar común: el centro médico Luz Médica de San Miguel de Tucumán. Hubo 4 personas fallecidas y 8 de los casos registrados son trabajadores del hospital o contactos estrechos.

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“El agente etiológico causante del brote se llama Legionella y es una bacteria que se está tipificando. Es posible que sea una Legionella neumófila, por lo que no se trata de ningún virus desconocido”, dijo Vizzotti.

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“Una de las pacientes fue dada de alta hospitalaria anoche, pero sigue en observación (médica) en su domicilio”, indicó el ministro de Salud Pública de Tucumán, Luis Medina Ruiz.

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En la mayoría de los pacientes contagiados se reportaron enfermedades preexistentes o comorbilidades en los partes médicos como diabetes, hipertensión y obesidad, entre otros.

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La OMS señaló que la bacteria Legionella neumophila se describió por primera vez en 1977, como causa de un brote de neumonía grave registrado en 1976 en EEUU.

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La forma de transmisión más frecuente es la inhalación de aerosoles contaminados. Las fuentes de aerosoles que se han relacionado con su transmisión incluyen torres de enfriamiento para aire acondicionado.

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