Transmission of Legionnaires' Disease through Toilet Flushing.
Emerg Infect Dis
; 26(7): 1526-1528, 2020 07.
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| ID: mdl-32568063
ABSTRACT
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.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença dos Legionários
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Aparelho Sanitário
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Legionella pneumophila
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Humans
País/Região como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Emerg Infect Dis
Ano de publicação:
2020
Tipo de documento:
Article