Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from clinical & environmental sources in a tertiary care hospital

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 131, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 761-764

  Anbumani, S ^a   Gururajkumar, A ^a   Chaudhury, A ^a  

^a SRI VENKATESWARA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Legionella culture; Legionellosis; Pneumonia; Water supply

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGAR MEDIUM; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; BIOCHEMISTRY; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; MICROSCOPY; NONHUMAN; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; WATER SAMPLING; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; INDIA; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; TEACHING HOSPITAL;

ADULT; AGED; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; INDIA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 77953347084     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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