Cold tap water as a source of fatal nosocomial pneumonia caused by Legionella pneumophila in a rehabilitation centre;Koud leidingwater als bron van fatale nosocomiale pneumonieen door Legionella pneumophila in een revalidatiekliniek

Nederlands Tijdschrift voor Geneeskunde

Volumn 143, Issue 20, 1999, Pages 1041-1045

  Hoebe, C J P A ^a   Cluitmans, J J M ^b   Wagenvoort, J H T ^c   Van Leeuwen, W J ^d   Bilkert Mooiman, M A J ^e  

^a Gemeenschappelijke G   (Netherlands)

^b Adelante Netherlands   (Netherlands)

^c Sittard Geleen Heerlen   (Netherlands)

^d NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^e Inspectie voor de Gezondheidszorg   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TAP WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NETHERLANDS; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; REHABILITATION CENTER; WATER ANALYSIS;

COLD; CROSS INFECTION; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; NETHERLANDS; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REHABILITATION CENTERS; SEROTYPING; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0033563052     PISSN: 00282162     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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