Abstract
Here we describe a case of hotel-associated legionellosis in an immuno-competent man caused byLegionella pneumophila serogroup 2, sequence type (ST) 39 that was identified through European cooperation.
Highlights
Case description In January 2008, a previously healthy Dutch tourist in his 40s became ill four days after returning home from a visit to Germany and was hospitalised six days after onset of symptoms with acute, chest X-ray confirmed pneumonia
The patient had visited a recreational centre with a whirlpool spa which was shown to harbour L. pneumophila in concentrations over 10,000/100ml
Strains from the hotel were identified as serogroup 2 whereas those from the whirlpool spa were of different serotypes (1 and 6)
Summary
Case description In January 2008, a previously healthy Dutch tourist in his 40s became ill four days after returning home from a visit to Germany and was hospitalised six days after onset of symptoms with acute, chest X-ray confirmed pneumonia. The case was reported through the European Surveillance Scheme for Travel Associated Legionnaires’ Disease (EWGLINET; http://www.ewgli.org/ewglinet.htm). The patient had visited a recreational centre with a whirlpool spa (unrelated to the hotel) which was shown to harbour L. pneumophila in concentrations over 10,000/100ml. L. pneumophila strains from the hotel as well as from the whirlpool spa were forwarded to the German reference laboratory for Legionella in Dresden.
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