Established and emerging waterborne nosocomial infections

Current Opinion in Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 343-347

  Merlani, Giorgio M ^a   Francioli, Patrick ^a  

^a LAUSANNE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Aspergillus; Infection; Legionella; Mycobacteria; Nosocomial; Pseudomonas; Waterborne

Indexed keywords

WATER;

AMOEBA; DISEASE CARRIER; EPIDEMIC; FERMENTATION; FUNGUS; HEALTH SURVEY; HOSPITAL INFECTION; INFECTION PREVENTION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MYCOBACTERIUM; PATHOGENESIS; PSEUDOMONAS AERUGINOSA; QUALITY CONTROL; REVIEW; WATER QUALITY; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 0042701850     PISSN: 09517375     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00001432-200308000-00006     Document Type: Review

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