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Volume 32, Number 2—February 2026

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Case of Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 Infection Linked to Water Flosser, France

Céline Slekovec, Adrien Biguenet, Audrey Jeanvoine, Didier Hocquet, and Xavier BertrandComments to Author 
Author affiliation: Centre Hospitalier Universitaire, Besançon, France (C. Slekovec, A. Biguenet, A. Jeanvoine, D. Hocquet, X. Bertrand); Université Marie et Louis Pasteur, Besançon (C. Slekovec, A. Biguenet, D. Hocquet, X. Bertrand).

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Timeline of patient hospitalization, symptoms, and tests performed in a case of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 infection linked to water flosser, France. D, day; Lp1, Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1; Lp2–14, Legionella pneumophila serogroups 2–14; MICU, medical intensive care unit; ST, sequence type; +, positive.

Figure. Timeline of patient hospitalization, symptoms, and tests performed in a case of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 infection linked to water flosser, France. D, day; Lp1, Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1; Lp2–14, Legionella pneumophila serogroups 2–14; MICU, medical intensive care unit; ST, sequence type; +, positive.

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