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Experimental human-like model to assess the part of viable Legionella reaching the thoracic region after nebulization

The incidence of Legionnaires’ disease (LD) in European countries and the USA has been constantly increasing since 1998. Infection of humans occurs through aerosol inhalation. To bridge the existing gap between the concentration of Legionella in a water network and the deposition of bacteria within...

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Autores principales: Pourchez, Jérémie, Leclerc, Lara, Girardot, Françoise, Riffard, Serge, Prevot, Nathalie, Allegra, Séverine
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5628919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28982141
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0186042