Comparison of legionella longbeachae and Legionella pneumophila cases in Scotland; implications for diagnosis, treatment and public health response

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 65, Issue 2, 2016, Pages 142-146

  Cameron, R L ^a   Pollock, K G J ^a   Lindsay, D S J ^b   Anderson, E ^a  

^a HEALTH PROTECTION SCOTLAND   (United Kingdom)

^b Scottish Meningococcus and Pneumococcus Reference Laboratory   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DYSPNEA; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTENSIVE CARE; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PUBLIC HEALTH; SMOKING; UNITED KINGDOM; DRUG EFFECTS; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MICROBIOLOGY; MIDDLE AGED; PHYSIOLOGY; SCOTLAND;

ANTIINFECTIVE AGENT;

AGED; ANTI-BACTERIAL AGENTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PUBLIC HEALTH; SCOTLAND;

EID: 84959268771     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.000215     Document Type: Article

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