On-site availability of Legionella testing in Acute care hospitals, United States

Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

Volumn 35, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 898-900

  Garrison, Laurel E ^a   Shaw, Kristin M S ^b   McCollum, Jeffrey T ^c   Dexter, Carol ^b   Snippes Vagnone, Paula M ^b   Thompson, Jamie H ^d   Giambrone, Gregory ^e   White, Benjamin ^c   Thomas, Stepy ^f   Rand Carpenter, L ^g   Nichols, Megin ^h   Parker, Erin ⁱ   Petit, Susan ^j   Hicks, Lauri A ^a   Langley, Gayle E ^a  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^c Air Pollution Control Division   (United States)

^d OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^e ESP   (United States)

^f ATLANTA RESEARCH AND EDUCATION FOUNDATION   (United States)

^g TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^h NEW MEXICO DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

ⁱ Epidemiology and Response Division New Mexico Department of Health ^*

^j CDC   (United States)

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Author keywords

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Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; DISEASE SURVEILLANCE; EMERGENCY WARD; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEROLOGY; UNITED STATES; CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT; HOSPITAL; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; UTILIZATION;

CROSS INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; OUTSOURCED SERVICES; QUESTIONNAIRES; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84902989642     PISSN: 0899823X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/676871     Document Type: Article

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