The use of heteroduplex analysis of polymerase chain reaction products to support the possible transmission of <i>Legionella pneumophila</i> from a malfunctioning automobile air conditioner

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Pinar A., Ramirez J., Schindler L., Miller R., Summersgill J.

INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY, no.3, pp.145-147, 2002 (SCI-Expanded)

• Publication Type: Article / Article
• Publication Date: 2002
• Doi Number: 10.1086/502025
• Journal Name: INFECTION CONTROL AND HOSPITAL EPIDEMIOLOGY
• Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
• Page Numbers: pp.145-147
• Hacettepe University Affiliated: Yes

Abstract

Air conditioner condensates have not been previously associated with cases of Legionnaires' disease. We report the possible transmission of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 from a malfunctioning automobile air conditioning system's leaking water onto the floorboard of a car driven for a long distance by the patient. Heteroduplex analysis of polymerase chain reaction products was used to help establish an epidemiologic link between the water specimen and the patient.