McDonough Erin A, Metzgar David, Hansen Christian J, Myers Christopher A, Russell Kevin L
Department of Defence Center for Deployment Health Research, Naval Health Research Center, San Diego, CA 92186-5122, USA.
J Clin Microbiol. 2007 Jun;45(6):2075-7. doi: 10.1128/JCM.02359-06. Epub 2007 Apr 25.
A Legionella cluster was identified through retrospective PCR analysis of 240 throat swab samples from X-ray-confirmed pneumonia cases. These were identified among young and otherwise healthy U.S. military recruits during population-based surveillance for pneumonia pathogens. Results were confirmed by sequence analysis. Cases clustered tightly, suggesting a local environmental etiology.
通过对240份来自X线确诊肺炎病例的咽拭子样本进行回顾性聚合酶链反应(PCR)分析,确定了一个军团菌聚集群。这些病例是在对肺炎病原体进行基于人群的监测期间,在美国年轻且原本健康的新兵中发现的。结果通过序列分析得到证实。病例紧密聚集,提示存在局部环境病因。