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Legionella pneumophila: monoclonal antibody typing of clinical and environmental isolates

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  19 October 2009

R. J. Brindle ,
P. J. Stannett  and
J. O'H. Tobin
R. J. Brindle
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Level G/7, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headingion, Oxford OX3 9DU
P. J. Stannett
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Level G/7, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headingion, Oxford OX3 9DU
J. O'H. Tobin
Affiliation:
Public Health Laboratory, Level G/7, John Radcliffe Hospital, Headingion, Oxford OX3 9DU
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Forty-one clinical isolates of Legionella pneumophila from sporadic cases of legionella pneumonia were collected from laboratories throughout the United Kingdom and were compared with 300 routine environmental isolates using two panels of monoclonal antibodies, covering serogroups 1–10. Eighty-five per cent of the clinical isolates belonged to the subgroup Pontiac of serogroup 1, whilst only 13% of the environmental isolates did. Approximately half of the clinical isolates tested came from patients with a recent history of foreign travel, mainly to southern Europe.

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Research Article
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Epidemiology & Infection , Volume 99 , Issue 2 , October 1987 , pp. 235 - 239
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Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1987

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