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Clinical and Environmental Distributions of <i>Legionella</i> Strains in France Are Different

Anne Doleans, Helena Aurell, M. Reyrolle, Gérard Lina, J. Freney, François Vandenesch, Jérôme Etienne, Sophie Jarraud

Journal of Clinical Microbiology · 2004 · 187 citations · 14 references

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Abstract

In France, the clinical distribution of Legionella species and serogroups does not correspond to their environmental distribution. Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 is more prevalent among clinical isolates (95.4%) than in the environment (28.2%), whereas L. anisa is more frequent in the environment (13.8%) than in the clinical setting (0.8%).

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