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Diagnosing Legionella pneumonia is challenging due to difficulties in culturing the bacteria and limitations in immunoassay sensitivity and specificity.<\/jats:p>\n              <\/jats:sec><jats:sec>\n                <jats:title>Case presentation<\/jats:title>\n                <jats:p>This paper reports a rare case of sepsis caused by combined infection with <jats:italic>Legionella pneumophila<\/jats:italic> and <jats:italic>Fusobacterium necrophorum<\/jats:italic>, leading to respiratory failure, acute kidney injury, acute liver injury, myocardial damage, and electrolyte disorders. 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