Legionnaires' disease caused by Legionella longbeachae and Legionella pneumophila: Comparison of clinical features, host-related risk factors, and outcomes

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2010, Pages 1405-1407

  Amodeo, M R ^a,b   Murdoch, D R ^a,c   Pithie, A D ^b  

^a CANTERBURY HEALTH LABORATORIES   (New Zealand)

^b CHRISTCHURCH HOSPITAL   (New Zealand)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTAGO   (New Zealand)

Author keywords

Legionella longbeachae; Legionella pneumophila; Legionnaires' disease; Mortality; Treatment outcome

Indexed keywords

MACROLIDE; QUINOLONE; RIFAMPICIN;

AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; BACTERIUM CULTURE; CAUSAL ATTRIBUTION; CHOLELITHIASIS; CLINICAL FEATURE; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEW ZEALAND; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEIZURE; SUPRAVENTRICULAR TACHYCARDIA;

LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 77956104045     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.03125.x     Document Type: Article

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