A Cluster of Legionella -Associated Pneumonia Cases in a Population of Military Recruits
- 1 June 2007
- journal article
- case report
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 45 (6) , 2075-2077
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.02359-06
Abstract
A Legionella cluster was identified through retrospective PCR analysis of 240 throat swab samples from X-ray-confirmed pneumonia cases. These were identified among young and otherwise healthy U.S. military recruits during population-based surveillance for pneumonia pathogens. Results were confirmed by sequence analysis. Cases clustered tightly, suggesting a local environmental etiology.Keywords
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