Nosocomial transmission of Legionella pneumophila to a child from a hospital's cold-water supply

Scandinavian Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 38, Issue 11-12, 2006, Pages 1023-1027

  Hugo Johansson, P J ^a   Andersson, Kaj ^a   Wiebe, Thomas ^a   Schalén, Claes ^a   Bernander, Sverker ^b  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AZITHROMYCIN; LEVOFLOXACIN;

AMPLIFIED FRAGMENT LENGTH POLYMORPHISM; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BRONCHOSCOPY; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GENOTYPE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG INFILTRATE; LUNG LAVAGE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; THORAX RADIOGRAPHY; WATER SUPPLY;

CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COLD; CROSS INFECTION; FEMALE; FRESH WATER; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; SWEDEN; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 33845319798     PISSN: 00365548     EISSN: 16511980     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/00365540600827558     Document Type: Article

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