2002 - Mataró (Spain)

Place: Community

Season: Spring/Summer

Source: Cooling Tower

Considers biofilms: No

Treatment used prior to the outbreak: Unknown

Actions in response to the outbreak: Facilities were closed


Clinical


Environmental


Match

Species/Serogroup

Lp1

Lp1

Sequence Type

ST37

ST37, ST1, ST284

Match

Monoclonal Antibody Type

Philadelphia

Philadelphia, Olda, Oxford, Benidorm, Allentown/France

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  References
Title Authors Journal Year More
Comparative molecular and antibody typing during the investigation of an outbreak of Legionnaires' disease Garcia-Nuñez M., Quero S., Catini S., Pedro-Botet M.L., Mateu L., Sopena N., Sabria M. Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy 2013