Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease among cruise ship passengers exposed to a contaminated whirlpool spa

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Volumn 347, Issue 9000, 1996, Pages 494-499

  Jernigan, Daniel B ^a   Hofmann, Jo ^a   Cetron, Martin S ^a   Genese, Carol A ^d   Nuorti, J Pekka ^a   Fields, Barry S ^a   Benson, Robert F ^a   Carter, Rosalind J ^c   Edelstein, Paul H ^e   Guerrero, Isabel C ^f   Paul, Sindy M ^d   Lipman, Harvey B ^b   Breiman, Robert F ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^c CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^d NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

^e HOSPITAL OF THE UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^f Department of Medicine Rutgers Health Community Medical Center Internal Medicine Residency Program   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BERMUDA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SHIP; TRAVEL; UNITED STATES; URINALYSIS; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 13344281029     PISSN: 01406736     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0140-6736(96)91137-X     Document Type: Article

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