The radiologic manifestations of Legionnaire's disease

Chest

Volumn 117, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 398-403

  Tan, Michael J ^b   Tan, James S ^a,b   Hamor, Robert H ^b   File Jr , Thomas M ^b   Breiman, Robert F ^c  

^a Summa Health System ^*  (United States)

^b SUMMA HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

Legionella; Legionellosis; Legionnaire's disease; Pleural effusion; Pneumonia; Radiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ACTIVITY; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG CAVITATION; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PLEURA EFFUSION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 0033993560     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.117.2.398     Document Type: Article

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