Non-Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 pneumonia: Diagnosis of a nosocomial legionellosis with the Biofire Pneumonia plus panel

We report a nosocomial case of Legionella pneumophila pneumonia caused by a serogroup 10 strain diagnosed with the Biofire® Pneumonia plus panel. Molecular investigations of the environment of the patient allowed us to identify the source of contamination.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Camille Courboules, Nathalie Dournon, Christine Lawrence, Latifa Noussair, Ghislaine Descours, Valérie Sivadon-Tardy, Sophie Jarraud, Jean-Louis Herrmann, Jean-Louis Gaillard, Florence Espinasse, Faten El Sayed, Anne-Laure Roux
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-01-01
Series:IDCases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2214250922001159