Update on Legionella

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 22, Issue 13, 2000, Pages 97-101

  Pasculle, William ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN RECOGNITION; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; SHORT SURVEY;

EID: 0034235873     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-4399(00)89124-2     Document Type: Short Survey

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