Non-tuberculosis mycobacteria in hospital water supplies

Water, Air, and Soil Pollution

Volumn 104, Issue 3-4, 1998, Pages 331-337

  Vantarakis, A ^a   Tsintzou, A ^a   Diamandopoulos, A ^b   Papapetropoulou, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PATRAS   (Greece)

^b UNIVERSITY GENERAL HOSPITAL OF PATRAS   (Greece)

Author keywords

Hospital; Non tuberculosis mycobacteria; PCR REA; Water supply

Indexed keywords

MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM FLAVESCENS; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; MYCOBACTERIUM TERRAE; NON TUBERCULOSIS MYCOBACTERIA;

BACTERIA; HOSPITALS; POTABLE WATER; WATER SUPPLY;

WATER BACTERIOLOGY;

DRINKING WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; GREECE; HOSPITAL EQUIPMENT; MYCOBACTERIOSIS; MYCOBACTERIUM CHELONEI; MYCOBACTERIUM GORDONAE; STRAIN DIFFERENCE; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0032100595     PISSN: 00496979     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1004908724793     Document Type: Article

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