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  • Title: Epidemiological investigation of a case of nosocomial Legionnaires' disease in Taiwan: implications for routine environmental surveillance.
    Author: Chien ST, Hsueh JC, Lin HH, Shih HY, Lee TM, Ben RJ, Chou ST, Fong CM, Lin YE, Tseng LR, Chiang CS.
    Journal: Clin Microbiol Infect; 2010 Jun; 16(6):761-3. PubMed ID: 19624501.
    Abstract:
    An epidemiological investigation with Legionella and molecular subtyping was conducted to determine the source of a case of nosocomial Legionnaires' disease (LD) who was hospitalized in three hospitals within a month. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 3, an uncommon serogroup for infection, was isolated from the patient's sputum. Environmental surveillance revealed Legionella colonization in all three hospitals; the patient isolate matched the isolate from the first hospital by molecular typing. Culturing the hospital water supply for Legionella is a pro-active strategy for detection of nosocomial LD even in hospitals experiencing no previous cases.
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