Legionella pneumophila in community adquired pneumonia: Interpretation of microbiological techniques [4];Legionella pneumophila en la neumonía adquirida en la comunidad: Interpretación de las pruebas microbiológicas

Medicina Clinica

Volumn 122, Issue 7, 2004, Pages 277-278

  Rodríguez, Juan Carlos ^a   Masiá, Mar ^a   Gutiérrez, Félix ^a   Royo, Gloria ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO DE ELCHE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN;

COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE MARKER; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGICAL EXAMINATION; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 11144354065     PISSN: 00257753     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1157/13058383     Document Type: Letter

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