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Rapid genotyping of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 strains by a novel DNA microarray-based assay during the outbreak investigation in Warstein, Germany 2013.
International journal of hygiene and environmental health - 1 Jun 2017
Petzold Markus, Ehricht Ralf, Slickers Peter, Pleischl Stefan, Brockmann Ansgar, Exner Martin, Monecke Stefan, Lück Christian
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Between 1 August and 6 September 2013, an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease (LD) with 78 cases confirmed by positive urinary antigen tests occurred in Warstein, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Legionella (L.) pneumophila, serogroup (Sg) 1, monoclonal antibody (mAb) subgroup Knoxville, sequence type (ST) 345, was identified as the epidemic strain. This strain was isolated from seven patients. To detect the source...
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