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Prevalence of Infection-Competent Serogroup 6 Legionella pneumophila within Premise Plumbing in Southeast Michigan

Coinciding with major changes to its municipal water system, Flint, MI, endured Legionnaires’ disease outbreaks in 2014 and 2015. By sampling premise plumbing in Flint in the fall of 2016, we found that 12% of homes harbored legionellae, a frequency similar to that in residences in neighboring areas...

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Autores principales: Byrne, Brenda G., McColm, Sarah, McElmurry, Shawn P., Kilgore, Paul E., Sobeck, Joanne, Sadler, Rick, Love, Nancy G., Swanson, Michele S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5801461/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29437918
http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/mBio.00016-18