Legionella pneumophila: risk assessment and strategy for the prevention and control of nosocomial infections
The term “Legionellosis” includes all forms of disease caused by microorganisms of the genus Legionella; it may manifest as a flu-like shape (Pontiac fever), or with severe pneumonia with high mortality (Legionnaires Disease). The causative agent was Legionella pneumophila in the literature although...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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PAGEPress Publications
2012-06-01
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Series: | Microbiologia Medica |
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Online Access: | http://www.pagepressjournals.org/index.php/mm/article/view/2315 |