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Vital Signs: Health Care–Associated Legionnaires’ Disease Surveillance Data from 20 States and a Large Metropolitan Area — United States, 2015

BACKGROUND: Legionnaires’ disease, a severe pneumonia, is typically acquired through inhalation of aerosolized water containing Legionella bacteria. Legionella can grow in the complex water systems of buildings, including health care facilities. Effective water management programs could prevent the...

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Autores principales: Soda, Elizabeth A., Barskey, Albert E., Shah, Priti P., Schrag, Stephanie, Whitney, Cynthia G., Arduino, Matthew J., Reddy, Sujan C., Kunz, Jasen M., Hunter, Candis M., Raphael, Brian H., Cooley, Laura A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5720245/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28594788
http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6622e1