A nosocomial outbreak of Legionella pneumophila caused by contaminated transesophageal echocardiography probes.
Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol
; 24(8): 619-22, 2003 Aug.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-12940586
ABSTRACT
A case-control study of three cases of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia identified transesophageal echocardiography (TEE) as a risk factor. Patient isolates and environmental strains from water used for rinsing TEE probes were identical by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis. This is the first report of endoscopy as a potential source of legionellosis.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doença dos Legionários
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Infecção Hospitalar
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Técnicas Eletrofisiológicas Cardíacas
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
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Etiology_studies
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Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
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Aged
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Humans
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2003
Tipo de documento:
Article