Legionella pneumophila in commercial bottled mineral water

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology

Volumn 47, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 42-44

  Klont, Rocus R ^a   Rijs, Antonius J M ^a   Warris, Adilia ^a   Sturm, Patrick D J ^a   Melchers, Willem J G ^a   Verweij, Paul E ^a  

^a RADBOUD UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Aspiration; Immunocompromised patient; Legionella pneumophila; Mineral water; Pneumonia; VBNC

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; DRINKING WATER; MINERAL WATER;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CELL SPECIFICITY; CELL VIABILITY; GEOGRAPHIC ORIGIN; HUMAN; INFECTION RISK; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WATER QUALITY;

HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MINERAL WATERS;

EID: 33646723467     PISSN: 09288244     EISSN: 1574695X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1574-695X.2006.00076.x     Document Type: Article

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