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Detecting legionellosis by unselected culture of respiratory tract secretions and developing links to hospital water strains

For a 13-month period, all respiratory tract secretions submitted for routine bacteriology from a large hospital complex were cultured for legionella, irrespective of clinical diagnosis and laboratory requests. Ten cases of legionellosis were detected in this manner, three of which met a strict epid...

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Main Authors: Köhler, Julia Ruth (Author) , Maiwald, Matthias (Author) , Lück, P. C. (Author) , Helbig, J. H. (Author) , Hingst, Volker (Author) , Sonntag, Hans-Günther (Author)
Format: Article (Journal)
Language:English
Published: 1999
In: The journal of hospital infection
Year: 1999, Volume: 41, Issue: 4, Pages: 301-311
ISSN:1532-2939
DOI:10.1053/jhin.1998.0517
Online Access:Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://dx.doi.org/10.1053/jhin.1998.0517
Verlag, lizenzpflichtig, Volltext: https://www.journalofhospitalinfection.com/article/S0195-6701(98)90517-5/pdf
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Author Notes:J.R. Köhler, M. Maiwald, P.C. Lück, J.H. Helbig, V. Hingst, H.G. Sonntag

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