2018 - Modena (Italy)

Place: Hospital

Season: Spring/Summer

Source: Unknown

Considers biofilms: No

Treatment used prior to the outbreak: Facilities followed suggested maintenance measures

Actions in response to the outbreak: Unknown


Clinical


Environmental


Match

Species/Serogroup

Lp1

Lp1 and Lp6 (historical samples); Lp6 in nearby cooling towers

Sequence Type

ST18, ST2632, ST2631

ST1-A, ST1-D, ST1-E, ST2760-I, ST110-H

No match

Monoclonal Antibody Type

Unknown

Unknown

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  References
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The relevance of molecular genotyping to allocate cases in a suspected outbreak of Legionella pneumonia in patients with prolonged immunosuppressive therapy Borella P., Vecchi E., Incerti F., Marchesi I., Meacci M., Frezza G., Fregni Serpini G., Mansi A., Paduano S., Bargellini A. International Journal of Infectious Diseases 2020