Epidemiologic characteristics associated with ST23 clones compared to ST1 and ST47 clones of Legionnaires disease cases in France

Epidemiologic characteristics associated with ST23 clones compared to ST1 and ST47 clones of Legionnaires disease cases in France

In France, approximately 1200 cases of Legionnaires disease (LD) are reported annually, and isolates are available for approximately 20% of cases identified since 2000. All Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 (sg1) isolates are characterized by sequence-based typing at the National Reference Centre....

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Main Authors: P. Cassier, C. Campese, Y. Le Strat, D. Che, C. Ginevra, J. Etienne, S. Jarraud
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2015-01-01
Series:New Microbes and New Infections
Subjects:
Legionella pneumophila
Legionnaires disease
molecular epidemiology
molecular typing
risk factors
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2052297514000092

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