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Legionella pneumonia in the Niagara Region, Ontario, Canada: a case series

BACKGROUND: Legionella pneumophila, a major cause of Legionnaires’ disease, accounts for 2–15 % of all community-acquired pneumonia requiring hospitalization and up to 30 % of community-acquired pneumonia requiring intensive care unit admission. Early initiation of appropriate antimicrobial therapy...

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Autores principales: Cargnelli, Stephanie, Powis, Jeff, Tsang, Jennifer L. Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5133757/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27906087
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s13256-016-1105-2