Virulence of Legionella pneumophila strains isolated from hospital water system and healthcare-associated Legionnaires’ disease in Northern Italy between 2004 and 2009

BACKGROUND: Worldwide, L. pneumophila sg 1 is the most common agent of Legionnaires’ disease ( 80 to 90% of the reported cases). In contrast, L. pneumophila sg 2–14 account for only 15 to 20% of community-acquired cases, although they account for over 50% of the environmental isolates. The discrepan...

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Autores principales: Ditommaso, Savina, Giacomuzzi, Monica, Rivera, Susan R Arauco, Raso, Roberto, Ferrero, Pierangela, Zotti, Carla M
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4168204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25190206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-483

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4168204/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25190206
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-483

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