Intérêt et limites des techniques d'épidémiologie moléculaire dans les infections a legionella pneumophila

Revue Francaise des Laboratoires

Volumn 2000, Issue 320, 2000, Pages 19-23

  Lawrence, Christine ^a  

^a RAYMOND POINCARÉ HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Legionella; Molecular epidemiology; Nosocomial; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

EID: 0008814875     PISSN: 03389898     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0338-9898(00)80392-3     Document Type: Article

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