Isolation of Legionella pneumophila by centrifugation of shell vial cell cultures from multiple liver and lung abscesses

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 785-787

  La Scola, Bernard ^a   Michel, Gérard ^b   Raoult, Didier ^a  

^a AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^b TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; CENTRIFUGATION; CHILD; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LIVER ABSCESS; LIVER BIOPSY; LUNG ABSCESS; LUNG BIOPSY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); EUKARYOTA; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1; NEGIBACTERIA;

EID: 0033054441     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.3.785-787.1999     Document Type: Article

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