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. 2002 Mar;23(3):145-7.
doi: 10.1086/502025.

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

Ahmet Pinar  1 , Julio A Ramirez, Laura L Schindler, Richard D Miller, James T Summersgill
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The use of heteroduplex analysis of polymerase chain reaction products to support the possible transmission of Legionella pneumophila from a malfunctioning automobile air conditioner

Ahmet Pinar et al. Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2002 Mar.

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.

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