Unexplained increased incidence of legionnaires disease during the "Herald Wave" of the H1N1 influenza pandemic

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 31, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 562-563

  Cunha, Burke A ^a   Mickail, Nardeen ^a   Valsamma, Thekkel ^a  

^a WINTHROP UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ACUTE APPENDICITIS; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H1N1; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LETTER; MORBIDITY; NONHUMAN; PANDEMIC; PNEUMONIA; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ADULT; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H1N1 SUBTYPE; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; NEW YORK; SEASONS;

EID: 77951029860     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/652453     Document Type: Letter

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