Legionella pneumophila: monoclonal antibody typing of clinical and environmental isolates

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...

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Published in:Epidemiology and infection 1987-10, Vol.99 (2), p.235-239
Main Authors: Brindle, R. J., Stannett, P. J., Tobin, J. O'H.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibodies, Bacterial
Antibodies, Monoclonal
Bacteriological methods and techniques used in bacteriology
Bacteriology
Biological and medical sciences
Environmental health
Epidemiologic studies
Fluorescence
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Humans
Legionella
Legionella - classification
Legionella - immunology
Legionella - isolation & purification
Legionella pneumophila
Legionnaires' Disease - microbiology
Microbiology
Monoclonal antibodies
Pneumonia
Serotyping
Travel
Water Microbiology
Water samples
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Summary: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.
ISSN:0950-2688
1469-4409
DOI:10.1017/S0950268800067698