First isolation in Europe of Legionella feeleii from two cases of pneumonia [3]

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 64-66

  Lo Presti, F ^a   Riffard, S ^a   Neyret, C ^a   Celard M ^a   Vandenesch, F ^a   Etienne, J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BLOOD GROUP TYPING; CASE REPORT; EUROPE; FRANCE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; FRANCE; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

EID: 6844261157     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01584371     Document Type: Letter

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