A nosocomial outbreak of Legionella pneumophila caused by contaminated transesophageal echocardiography probes.
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.
Levy
Pierre-Yves
PY
Unité Des Rickettsies, CNRS UMR 6020, Faculte de Medecine, Université de la Mediterranée, Marseille, France.
Teysseire
Nadine
N
Etienne
Jérôme
J
Raoult
Didier
D
D000368:Aged; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D003428:Cross Infection / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D022062:Electrophysiologic Techniques, Cardiac / Q000009:adverse effects*; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000472:pathogenicity; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012307:Risk Factors; D013610:Tachycardia / Q000175:diagnosis; D014881:Water Supply