Could it be Legionella?

Australian Family Physician

Volumn 37, Issue 10, 2008, Pages 812-815

  Darby, Jonathan ^a   Buising, Kirsty ^b  

^a ST VINCENT S HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b ROYAL MELBOURNE HOSPITAL   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HUMAN; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK;

COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; PUBLIC HEALTH; RISK;

EID: 54349125571     PISSN: 03008495     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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