A Case of Severe, Difficult-to-Diagnose Legionnaires' Disease in a Young Welder

Legionellosis among welders and other metalworkers is a rare but potentially underappreciated occupational hazard. The same mechanisms that predispose welders to severe pneumonia from Streptococcus pneumoniae and Bacillus cereus may similarly predispose them to Legionella pneumophila infection. We p...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: McBee, Dylan B, Mizu, Ruth, Hamdi, Ahmed M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
Materias:
Internal Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10440048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37605706
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42250

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10440048/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37605706
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.42250

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