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18191502

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-7-21
pubmed:abstractText
Legionella pneumophila is a common cause of hospital and community-acquired pneumonia, being transmitted by inhalation of aqueous aerosols. Most outbreaks are linked to contaminated hot water systems and cooling towers. Our study was about the molecular typing of 35 strains of L. pneumophila including four clinical isolates and 31 environmental strains isolated from the distribution systems of 14 hotels. Among the clinical strains, two have the same pattern, however, all were different from the studied environmental strains. For the 31 environmental strains, ten patterns were obtained. Among which, a same pulsotype was found for four strains isolated from four different establishments. In addition, two different pulsotypes were found for strains isolated from the same establishment. The pulsed-field gel electrophoresis showed the existence of various patterns. Although cases of legionellosis were declared in these hotels, there are no epidemiological links between the clinical and environmental strains.
pubmed:language
fre
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jul
pubmed:issn
0369-8114
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
56
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
279-82
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
[Molecular comparison of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 isolated in Tunisia].
pubmed:affiliation
Laboratoire de microbiologie, hôpital Abderahman-Mami de pneumologie, Ariana, Tunis 2080, Tunisie. emna.mehiri@tunet.tn
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, English Abstract