Active bacterial core surveillance for legionellosis - United States, 2011-2013

Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report

Volumn 64, Issue 42, 2015, Pages 1190-1193

  Dooling, Kathleen L ^a,b   Toews, Karrie Ann ^a   Hicks, Lauri A ^a   Garrison, Laurel E ^a   Bachaus, Brian ^c   Zansky, Shelley ^d   Carpenter, L Rand ^e   Schaffner, Bill ^f   Parker, Erin ^g   Petit, Susan ^h   Thomas, Ann ⁱ   Thomas, Stephanie ^g   Mansmann, Robert ^g   Morin, Craig ^j   White, Benjamin ^k   Langley, Gayle E ^a  

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

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

^c MARYLAND DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND MENTAL HYGIENE   (United States)

^d NEW YORK STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^e TENNESSEE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^f VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^g Oregon Public Health Division ^*  (United States)

^h Minnesota Department of Health ^*  (United States)

ⁱ OREGON PUBLIC HEALTH DIVISION   (United States)

^j MINNESOTA DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH   (United States)

^k NONE   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGED; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROCEDURES; UNITED STATES; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; UNITED STATES;

EID: 84947422255     PISSN: 01492195     EISSN: 1545861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.15585/mmwr.mm6442a2     Document Type: Note

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