Legionnaires' disease and gardening

被引：39

作者：

den Boer, J. W.

Yzerman, E. P. F.

Jansen, R.

Bruin, J. P.

Verhoef, L. P. B.

Neve, G.

Van der Zwaluw, K.

机构：

[1] Municipal Hlth Serv Kennemerland, NL-2000 GM Haarlem, Netherlands

[2] Reg Publ Hlth Lab Kennemerland, Haarlem, Netherlands

[3] Municipal Hlth Serv, Zaanstreek Waterland, Zaastad, Netherlands

[4] Natl Inst Publ Hlth & Environm, Bilthoven, Netherlands

来源：

CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY AND INFECTION | 2007年 / 13卷 / 01期

关键词：

environmental exposure; Legionella longbeachae; Legionnaires' disease; pneumonia; public health; soil;

D O I：

10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01562.x

中图分类号：

R51 [传染病];

学科分类号：

100401 ;

摘要：

Legionella longbeachae was cultured from the sputum of a patient suffering from Legionnaires' disease. Source identification efforts included analysis of samples of potting soil from the patient's garden, and a genotypically indistinguishable strain of L. longbeachae was cultured from this material. Following examination of a national collection of Legionella isolates, two more patients with indistinguishable genotypes were identified. One of these patients had visited a garden centre in the same municipality in which the index patient had acquired his potting soil. The study demonstrated the value of systematic collection of identification data and patient isolates over a prolonged period.

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页码：88 / 91

页数：5

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