Ameba-associated microorganisms and diagnosis of nosocomial pneumonia

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 12, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 248-255

  Berger, Pierre ^a,b   Papazian, Laurent ^c   Drancourt, Michel ^a,b   La Scola, Bernard ^a,b   Auffray, Jean Pierre ^c   Raoult, Didier ^a,b  

^a TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^b AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^c HÔPITAL SAINTE MARGUERITE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACANTHAMOEBA; ACANTHAMOEBA POLYPHAGA MIMIVIRUS; ADULT; AFIPIA; AGED; AMOEBA; ARTICLE; AZORHIZOBIUM CAULINODANS; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BOSEA MASSILIENSIS; BRADYRHIZOBIUM; CHLAMYDIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA ANISA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA QUINLIVANII; LEGIONELLA RUBRILUCENS; LEGIONELLA WORSLEIENSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MESORHIZOBIUM; MESORHIZOBIUM AMORPHAE; MICROORGANISM; MICROORGANISM DETECTION; PARACHLAMYDIA ACANTHAMOEBA; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RASBO BACTERIUM; SCREENING; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 33644546397     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1202.050434     Document Type: Article

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