We describe 2 cases of healthcare-associated Legionnaires' disease in patients in France hospitalized 5 months apart in the same room. Whole-genome sequencing analyses showed that clinical isolates from the patients and isolates from the room's toilet clustered together. Toilet contamination by Legionella pneumophila could lead to a risk for exposure through flushing.
Transmission of Legionnaires' Disease through Toilet Flushing / Couturier, J.; Ginevra, C.; Nesa, D.; Adam, M.; Gouot, C.; Descours, G.; Campese, C.; Battipaglia, G.; Brissot, E.; Beraud, L.; Ranc, A. -G.; Jarraud, S.; Barbut, F.. - In: EMERGING INFECTIOUS DISEASES. - ISSN 1080-6059. - 26:7(2020), pp. 1526-1528. [10.3201/eid2607.190941]
Transmission of Legionnaires' Disease through Toilet Flushing
Battipaglia G.;
2020
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We describe 2 cases of healthcare-associated Legionnaires' disease in patients in France hospitalized 5 months apart in the same room. Whole-genome sequencing analyses showed that clinical isolates from the patients and isolates from the room's toilet clustered together. Toilet contamination by Legionella pneumophila could lead to a risk for exposure through flushing.| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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