Epidemiology and control of legionellosis, Singapore

Emerging Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1209-1215

  Lam, Meng Chon ^a   Ang, Li Wei ^a   Tan, Ai Ling ^b   James, Lyn ^a   Goh, Kee Tai ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Singapore)

^b SINGAPORE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Singapore)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CONTAMINATION; CHILD; COOLING TOWER; DEATH; EPIDEMIOLOGICAL DATA; FEMALE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INDIGENOUS PEOPLE; INFANT; INFECTION CONTROL; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PREVALENCE; SCHOOL CHILD; SINGAPORE; WATER CONTAMINATION;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DISEASE RESERVOIRS; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLOSIS; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SINGAPORE; WATER MICROBIOLOGY;

EID: 79959874359     PISSN: 10806040     EISSN: 10806059     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3201/eid1707.101509     Document Type: Article

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