Legionnaires’ disease on a cruise ship linked to the water supply system: clinical and public health implications

The occurrence of legionnaires’ disease in passengers of cruise ships. International system of surveillance health authorities. A first documented evidence of the involvement of a water supply system in the transmission of legionella infection on ships.

Рубрика Медицина
Предмет Medicine
Вид статья
Язык английский
Прислал(а) Maddalena Castellani Pastoris
Дата добавления 11.03.2014
Размер файла 510,9 K

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