COMPARISON OF RIBOTYPING AND RESTRICTION ENZYME ANALYSIS USING PULSED-FIELD GEL-ELECTROPHORESIS FOR DISTINGUISHING LEGIONELLA-PNEUMOPHILA ISOLATES OBTAINED DURING A NOSOCOMIAL OUTBREAK

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作者
SCHOONMAKER, D
HEIMBERGER, T
BIRKHEAD, G
机构
[1] NEW YORK STATE DEPT HLTH,BUR DIS CONTROL,ALBANY,NY 12201
[2] CTR DIS CONTROL,DIV FIELD EPIDEMIOL,EPIDEMIOL PROGRAM OFF,ATLANTA,GA 30333
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10.1128/JCM.30.6.1491-1498.1992
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
Because of the ubiquity of Legionella isolates in aquatic habitats, epidemiologic evaluation of Legionella pneumophila strains is important in the investigation and subsequent control of nosocomial outbreaks legionellosis. In this study, ribotyping and restriction enzyme analysis by pulsed-field gel electrophoresis (PFGE) were used to compare isolates of L. pneumophila obtained from patients and the environment during a nosocomial outbreak with unrelated control strains. Restriction enzyme analysis by PFGE resolved 14 different patterns among the L. pneumophila serogroup 1 and L. pneumophila serogroup 6 isolates involved in the study. Two of the patterns were observed in the three L. pneumophila serogroup 6 isolates from patients with confirmed nosocomial infections and environmental isolates from the potable water supply, which was, therefore, believed to be the source of the patients' infections. Three more patterns that were not present in isolates from patients with legionellosis were seen in isolates from the hospital environment, demonstrating the presence of multiple strains in the hospital environment. In the outbreak, one distinct pattern occurred among the L. pneumophila serogroup 1 isolates from patients with nosocomial infections, suggesting a common source; however, the source could not be determined. By comparison, ribotyping generated five patterns. However, some control strains of both L. pneumophila serogroups 1 and 6 possessed the same ribotypes as were present in the outbreak isolates. Both techniques were used successfully to subtype the isolates obtained during the investigation of the outbreak. Furthermore, restriction enzyme analysis by PFGE was useful for subdividing ribotypes and for distinguishing strains involved in the outbreak from epidemiologically unrelated strains.
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