| use of sequence-based typing for investigation of a case of nosocomial legionellosis. | a fatal case of nosocomial legionellosis in a low prevalence region (calgary, alberta, canada) prompted investigation into the source of infection. hospital water systems contaminated with legionella pneumophila have been shown to pose a risk to compromised patients. typing of an l. pneumophila serogroup 1 strain isolated from the patient using sequence-based typing (sbt) and amplified fragment length polymorphism (aflp) analysis linked it to a persistent and widespread strain isolated from the ... | 2006 | 17108275 |