Author:
Brûlet Alexandre,Nicolle Marie-Christine,Giard Marine,Nicolini Franck-Emmanuel,Michallet Mauricette,Jarraud Sophie,Etienne Jérôme,Vanhems Philippe
Abstract
A fatal nosocomial infection withLegionella pneumophilaserogroup 5 occurred in a patient with leukemia. Isolates recovered from both the potable water supply and the patient showed an identical genomic profile. With no other exposure identified, the water from the washbasin was evidently the source of infection.
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Subject
Infectious Diseases,Microbiology (medical),Epidemiology
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