Factors related to persistence of Legionella urinary antigen excretion in patients with legionnaires' disease

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 21, Issue 12, 2002, Pages 845-848

  Sopena, N ^a   Sabria M ^a   Pedro Botet, M L ^a   Reynaga, E ^a   Garcia Nunez M ^a   Dominguez J ^a   Matas, L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE COURSE; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE TREATMENT; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SERODIAGNOSIS; URINARY EXCRETION;

EID: 0036977120     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-002-0839-5     Document Type: Article

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