Isolation of Legionella oakridgensis from two patients with pleural effusion living in the same geographical area.
Two cases of Legionnaire's disease caused by Legionella oakridgensis were diagnosed at the university hospital in Nantes, France. The two patients' isolates were identified by means of phenotyping and genotyping methods. Epidemiological investigations concluded that the first case was hospital acquired while the second case was considered community acquired.
Centre National de Référence des Légionelles EA1655, Faculté de Médecine R. T. H. Laennec, Rue Guillaume Paradin, 69372 Lyon Cedex 08, France.
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Lo Presti
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Riffard
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Jarraud
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Le Gallou
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Richet
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Vandenesch
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Etienne
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D005602:France / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000145:classification* / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods; D019105:Random Amplified Polymorphic DNA Technique