Publications

isolation of legionella oakridgensis from two patients with pleural effusion living in the same geographical area.	two cases of legionnaire's disease caused by legionella oakridgensis were diagnosed at the university hospital in nantes, france. the two patients' isolates were identified by means of phenotyping and genotyping methods. epidemiological investigations concluded that the first case was hospital acquired while the second case was considered community acquired.	2000	10921997
real-time pcr assay for the detection and quantification of legionella pneumophila in environmental water samples: utility for daily practice.	we developed a quantitative real-time pcr assay targeting the mip gene of legionella pneumophila for a prospective study from september 2004 to april 2005. it was compared with a standard culture method (french guideline afnor t90-431), analysing 120 water samples collected to monitor the risk related to legionellae at nantes hospital and to investigate a case of legionellosis acquired from hospital environment. samples from six distinct water distribution systems were analysed by dna extraction ...	2008	17720622