Factors promoting colonization by Legionellae in residential water distribution systems: An environmental case-control survey

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 10, 2002, Pages 717-721

  Codony, F ^a   Alvarez J ^a   Oliva, J M ^a   Ciurana, B ^a   Company, M ^a   Camps, N ^a   Torres, J ^a   Minguell, S ^a   Jove N ^a   Cirera, E ^a   Admetlla, T ^a   Abos R ^c   Escofet, A ^a   Pedrol, A ^a   Grau, R ^a   Badosa, I ^b   Vila, G ^a  

^a GENERALITAT DE CATALUNYA   (Spain)

^b IHSP   (Spain)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE; HOT WATER;

ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; CASE CONTROL STUDY; CLEANING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HOME; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER ANALYSIS; WATER FLOW; WATER SUPPLY; WATER TREATMENT;

CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DATA COLLECTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; PROBABILITY; REFERENCE VALUES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SPAIN; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0036460252     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0789-y     Document Type: Article

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