A legionellosis case due to contaminated spa water and confirmed by genomic identification in Taiwan

Microbiology and Immunology

Volumn 50, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 371-377

  Su, Hsun Pi ^a,b   Tseng, Lei Ron ^a   Tzeng, Shin Chan ^a   Chou, Chen Ying ^a   Chung, Tung Ching ^b  

^a CENTER FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Legionella; PFGE type; Serogroup; Virulent potential

Indexed keywords

AGAR; CHARCOAL; POLYPROPYLENE;

ADULT; ALCOHOLISM; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIAL VIRULENCE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CASE REPORT; CIGARETTE SMOKING; CLINICAL FEATURE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MALE; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; PULSED FIELD GEL ELECTROPHORESIS; RISK FACTOR; SPUTUM EXAMINATION; TAIWAN; WATER CONTAMINATION;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 33646850380     PISSN: 03855600     EISSN: 13480421     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1348-0421.2006.tb03803.x     Document Type: Article

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