Culture of Clinical Specimens Reveals Extensive Diversity of Legionella pneumophila Strains in Arizona.

ABSTRACT: Between 2000 and 2017, a total of 236 Legionella species isolates from Arizona were submitted to the CDC for reference testing. Most of these isolates were recovered from bronchoalveolar lavage specimens. Although the incidence of legionellosis in Arizona is less than the overall U.S. incidence, Arizona submits the largest number of isolates to the CDC for testing compared to those from other states. In addition to a higher proportion of culture confirmation of legionellosis cases in Arizona than in other states, all Legionellapneumophila isolates are forwarded to the CDC for confirmatory testing. Compared to that from other states, a higher proportion of isolates from Arizona were identified as belonging to L. pneumophila serogroups 6 (28.2%) and 8 (8.9%). Geno

SUBMITTER: Raphael BH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6393729 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature