Community outbreak of legionellosis and an environmental investigation into a community water system

Epidemiology and Infection

Volumn 143, Issue 6, 2015, Pages 1322-1331

  Cohn, P D ^a   Gleason, J A ^a   Rudowski, E ^a   Tsai, S M ^a   Genese, C A ^a   Fagliano, J A ^a  

^a NEW JERSEY DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND SENIOR SERVICES   (United States)

Author keywords

Community outbreaks; Epidemiology; Legionella; Water (quality)

Indexed keywords

CHLORINE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL GROWTH; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; EPIDEMIC; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INFECTION RATE; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; WATER QUALITY; WATER SAMPLING; WATER SUPPLY; ADOLESCENT; AGED; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOME FOR THE AGED; LEGIONELLOSIS; MALE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS AND NUMERICAL DATA; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY; YOUNG ADULT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY; HUMANS; LEGIONELLOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW JERSEY; WATER MICROBIOLOGY; WATER SUPPLY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84925154624     PISSN: 09502688     EISSN: 14694409     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0950268814001964     Document Type: Article

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