Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from hospital cooling towers in Johor, Malaysia

Medical Journal of Malaysia

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 297-304

  Abdul Samad, B H ^a   Suhaili, M R ^a   Baba, N ^a   Rajasekaran, G ^a  

^a Johor State Health Department   (Malaysia)

Author keywords

Cooling tower; Hospital; Johor; Legionella

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MALAYSIA; STANDARD; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

HOSPITALS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MALAYSIA; WATER POLLUTION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 18444362755     PISSN: 03005283     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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