Legionella and legionnaires' disease: What do we know?;Légionelles et légionellose: qu'a-t-on découvert depuis 30 ans ?

Pathologie Biologie

Volumn 59, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 134-136

  Che, D ^a   Campese C ^a   Jarraud, S ^b  

^a INSTITUT DE VEILLE SANITAIRE   (France)

^b Centre de Biologie et de Pathologie Est   (France)

Author keywords

Epidemiology; Legionella; Legionnaires' disease; Outbreak

Indexed keywords

EDITORIAL; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MEDICAL RESEARCH;

AEROSOLS; AMOEBA; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; EUROPE; HOST-PATHOGEN INTERACTIONS; HUMANS; HUMIDITY; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MACROPHAGES; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTIONS; PENNSYLVANIA; SOIL MICROBIOLOGY; TEMPERATURE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER POLLUTION;

EID: 79958717910     PISSN: 03698114     EISSN: 17683114     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.patbio.2009.04.005     Document Type: Editorial

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