Epidemiological investigation on a suggestive case of Legionella pneumonia and public health implications

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 725-728

  Borella, Paola ^a   Marchesi, Isabella ^a   Boccia, Stefania ^c   Amore, Rosarita ^c   Cagarelli, Roberto ^d   Casolari, Chiara ^b   Marchegiano, Patrizia ^e  

^a Department of Public Health Sciences ^*

^b UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

^c CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^d AUSL Modena   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MODENA AND REGGIO EMILIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CEFTAZIDIME; IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE AGENT; INFLIXIMAB; LEVOFLOXACIN; METHOTREXATE; QUINOLINE DERIVED ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT; TEICOPLANIN;

ADULT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE DURATION; DYSPNEA; FEVER; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LATEX AGGLUTINATION TEST; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LUNG INFILTRATE; MALE; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PSORIASIS; PUBLIC HEALTH; SEPTIC SHOCK; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

ELECTROPHORESIS, GEL, PULSED-FIELD; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH;

EID: 33746652526     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540500488881     Document Type: Article

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