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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...
Autores principales: | Ditommaso, Savina, Giacomuzzi, Monica, Rivera, Susan R Arauco, Raso, Roberto, Ferrero, Pierangela, Zotti, Carla M |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2014
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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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