Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 1 in the Water Facilities of a Tertiary Healthcare Center, India
Proactive environmental surveillance for Legionella pneumophila in hospitals that treat immunocompromised patients is a useful strategy for preventing nosocomial Legionnaires’ disease. We report the presence of L. pneumophila serogroup 1 in 15.2% of the water systems of our tertiary healthcare cente...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
2017-11-01
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| Series: | Emerging Infectious Diseases |
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| Online Access: | https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/11/17-1071_article |