Whole-genome sequencing for identification of the source in hospital-acquired Legionnaires' disease

Autor: Søren A. Uldum, Elisa Knudsen, Marianne Nielsine Skov, H. Lundgaard, Thøger Gorm Jensen, A M Rosendahl Madsen, Anette Holm, Michael Kemp

Publikováno v: Rosendahl Madsen, A M, Holm, A, Jensen, T G, Knudsen, E, Lundgaard, H, Skov, M N, Uldum, S A & Kemp, M 2017, ' Whole-genome sequencing for identification of the source in hospital-acquired Legionnaires' disease ', Journal of Hospital Infection, vol. 96, no. 4, pp. 392-395 . https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jhin.2017.04.020

Acquisition of Legionnaires' disease is a serious complication of hospitalization. Rapid determination of whether or not the infection is caused by strains of Legionella pneumophila in the hospital environment is crucial to avoid further cases. This

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