Five cases of nosocomial and community-acquired legionnaires' disease in São Paulo, Brazil Cinco casos de doença dos legionários comunitária e hospitalar em São Paulo, Brasil

Five cases of nosocomial and community-acquired legionnaires' disease in São Paulo, Brazil Cinco casos de doença dos legionários comunitária e hospitalar em São Paulo, Brasil

Legionella sp has been emerging over the last decade as an important cause of pneumonia both hospital and community-acquired. Following an outbreak in a Renal - Transplant Unit stocked serum was tested for antibodies against Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1, and 5 cases of Legionnaires' Disea...

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Main Authors: Anna Sara S. Levin, Neusa A. O. Mazieri, Noemia Barbosa Carvalho, Luiz Pedro Meireles, Dahir Ramos de Andrade, Antonio Alci Barone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 1993-02-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
Subjects:
Nosocomial pneumonia
Legionnaires' Disease
community-acquired pneumonia
Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1
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