Fatal nosocomial Legionella pneumophila infection due to exposure to contaminated water from a washbasin in a hematology unit

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 29, Issue 11, 2008, Pages 1091-1093

  Brûlet, Alexandre ^a   Nicolle, Marie Christine ^a   Giard, Marine ^a   Nicolini, Franck Emmanuel ^a   Michallet, Mauricette ^a   Jarraud, Sophie ^b   Etienne, Jérôme ^b   Vanhems, Philippe ^a  

^a EDOUARD HERRIOT HOSPITAL   (France)

^b HOSPICES CIVILS DE LYON   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ASPARAGINASE; CEFTAZIDIME; CIPROFLOXACIN; COTRIMOXAZOLE; CYCLOPHOSPHAMIDE; CYTARABINE; DAUNORUBICIN; METHOTREXATE; METHYLPREDNISOLONE; RITUXIMAB; VINCRISTINE;

ACUTE LYMPHOBLASTIC LEUKEMIA; ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CASE REPORT; FATALITY; FEMALE; FEVER; GENOMICS; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LEUKOCYTE COUNT; WATER CONTAMINATION; WATER SUPPLY;

EID: 54949113780     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/591739     Document Type: Article

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