Legionnaire's disease during pregnancy: A case presentation and review of the literature

European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology

Volumn 72, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 15-18

  Eisenberg, Vered H ^a   Eidelman, Leonid A ^a   Arbel, Revital ^a   Ezra, Yossef ^a  

^a HEBREW UNIVERSITY OF JERUSALEM   (Israel)

Author keywords

Legionella pneumonia; Legionnaire's disease; Pregnancy

Indexed keywords

ERYTHROMYCIN;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 0031106628     PISSN: 03012115     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0301-2115(96)02648-6     Document Type: Article

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