Outbreak of Legionnaire’s Disease Caused by Legionella pneumophila Serogroups 1 and 13

In Japan, hot springs and public baths are the major sources of legionellosis. In 2015, an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease occurred among 7 patients who had visited a spa house. Laboratory investigation indicated that L. pneumophila serogroup 1 and 13 strains caused the outbreak and that these str...

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Autores principales: Kuroki, Toshiro, Amemura-Maekawa, Junko, Ohya, Hitomi, Furukawa, Ichiro, Suzuki, Miyuki, Masaoka, Tomoka, Aikawa, Kastuhiro, Hibi, Kazumi, Morita, Masatomo, Lee, Ken-ichi, Ohnishi, Makoto, Kura, Fumiaki
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
Materias:
Research Letter
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28098535
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid2302.161012
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Sumario:In Japan, hot springs and public baths are the major sources of legionellosis. In 2015, an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease occurred among 7 patients who had visited a spa house. Laboratory investigation indicated that L. pneumophila serogroup 1 and 13 strains caused the outbreak and that these strains were genetically related.

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