Transmission of Legionnaires' Disease through Toilet Flushing.

Couturier, Jeanne; Ginevra, Christophe; Nesa, Didier; Adam, Marine; Gouot, Cyril; Descours, Ghislaine; Campèse, Christine; Battipaglia, Giorgia; Brissot, Eolia; Beraud, Laetitia; Ranc, Anne-Gaëlle; Jarraud, Sophie; Barbut, Frédéric

Couturier, Jeanne; Ginevra, Christophe; Nesa, Didier; Adam, Marine; Gouot, Cyril; Descours, Ghislaine; Campèse, Christine; Battipaglia, Giorgia; Brissot, Eolia; Beraud, Laetitia; Ranc, Anne-Gaëlle; Jarraud, Sophie; Barbut, Frédéric.

Emerg Infect Dis ; 26(7): 1526-1528, 2020 07.

Article in En | MEDLINE | 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.

Subject(s)

Bathroom Equipment; Cross Infection; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' Disease; France; Humans; Legionella pneumophila/genetics; Legionnaires' Disease/diagnosis; Legionnaires' Disease/epidemiology

Key words

Bacteria; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' disease; healthcare-associated infections; nosocomial infections; phylogeny; pneumophilia; respiratory infections; toilet; transmission

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Full text: 1 Database: MEDLINE Main subject: Legionnaires' Disease / Bathroom Equipment / Cross Infection / Legionella pneumophila Type of study: Diagnostic_studies Limits: Humans Country/Region as subject: Europa Language: En Journal: Emerg Infect Dis Journal subject: DOENCAS TRANSMISSIVEIS Year: 2020 Type: Article

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