Nosocomial legionellosis

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 13, Issue 4, 2000, Pages 385-388

  Yu, Victor L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b VA Healthcare VISN 4   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; CHLORINE; COPPER; MONOCHLORAMINE; SILVER;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE TRANSMISSION; DISINFECTION; ENDEMIC DISEASE; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INFECTION CONTROL; IONIZATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; WATER CONTAMINATION;

EID: 0033845771     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-200008000-00010     Document Type: Review

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