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Transmission of Legionnaires' Disease through Toilet Flushing.

ABSTRACT: We describe 2 cases of healthcare-associated Legionnaires' disease in patients in France hospitalized 5 months apart in the same room. Whole-genome sequencing analyses showed that clinical isolates from the patients and isolates from the room's toilet clustered together. Toilet contamination by Legionella pneumophila could lead to a risk for exposure through flushing.

SUBMITTER: Couturier J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7323554 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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We describe 2 cases of healthcare-associated Legionnaires' disease in patients in France hospitalized 5 months apart in the same room. Whole-genome sequencing analyses showed that clinical isolates from the patients and isolates from the room's toilet clustered together. Toilet contamination by Legionella pneumophila could lead to a risk for exposure through flushing. ...[more]

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