Transmission of Legionnaires' Disease through Toilet Flushing.
We describe 2 cases of healthcare-associated Legionnaires' disease in patients in France hospitalized 5 months apart in the same room. Whole-genome sequencing analyses showed that clinical isolates from the patients and isolates from the room's toilet clustered together. Toilet contamination by Legionella pneumophila could lead to a risk for exposure through flushing.
['Couturier|Jeanne|J|', 'Ginevra|Christophe|C|', 'Nesa|Didier|D|', 'Adam|Marine|M|', 'Gouot|Cyril|C|', 'Descours|Ghislaine|G|', 'Campèse|Christine|C|', 'Battipaglia|Giorgia|G|', 'Brissot|Eolia|E|', 'Beraud|Laetitia|L|', 'Ranc|Anne-Gaëlle|AG|', 'Jarraud|Sophie|S|', 'Barbut|Frédéric|F|']
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transmission toilet Legionella pneumophila Bacteria Legionnaires’ disease healthcare-associated infections nosocomial infections phylogeny pneumophilia respiratory infections