Legionellosis linked with a hotel car park - How many were infected?

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 116, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 185-192

  Bell, J C ^a,b   Jorm, L R ^a   Williamson, M ^a   Shaw, N H ^a   Kazandjian, D L J ^c   Chiew, R ^c   Capon, A G ^a  

^a Western Sector Public Health Unit   (Australia)

^b The Australian National University   (Australia)

^c WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PUBLIC HEALTH; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROLOGY; SYMPTOM;

EID: 0029993380     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268800052420     Document Type: Article

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