Huhumidifier-associated paediatric legionnaires' disease, Israel, February 2012

Eurosurveillance

Volumn 17, Issue 41, 2012, Pages

  Moran Gilad, J ^a   Lazarovitch, T ^b   Mentasti, M ^c   Harrison, T ^c   Weinberger, M ^b,d   Mordish, Y ^b,d   Mor, Z ^a   Stocki, T ^c   Anis, E ^a   Sadik, C ^a   Amitai, Z ^a   Grotto, I ^a  

^a MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Israel)

^b ASSAF HAROFEH MEDICAL CENTER   (Israel)

^c PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^d TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

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EID: 84878445732     PISSN: 1025496X     EISSN: 15607917     Source Type: Journal    
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