Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece

Clusters of Healthcare-Associated Legionnaires’ Disease in Two Hospitals of Central Greece

Healthcare-associated Legionnaires’ disease often leads to fatal respiratory tract infection among hospitalized patients. In this report, three cases of Legionnaires’ disease among patients in two different hospitals (Hospital A and Hospital B) were investigated. After conducting an epidemiologic an...

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Main Authors:	Maria A. Kyritsi, Varvara A. Mouchtouri, Anna Katsiafliaka, Foteini Kolokythopoulou, Elias Plakokefalos, Vasileios Nakoulas, George Rachiotis, Christos Hadjichristodoulou
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:	Case Reports in Infectious Diseases
Online Access:	http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2570758

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