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Fatal Case of Legionnaires' Disease After Home Exposure to Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 3 - Wisc...

Fatal Case of Legionnaires' Disease After Home Exposure to Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 3 - Wisc...

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Fatal Case of Legionnaires' Disease After Home Exposure to Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 3 - Wisconsin, 2018

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Fatal Case of Legionnaires' Disease After Home Exposure to Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 3 - Wisconsin, 2018

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Atlanta: U.S. Center for Disease Control

Journal title

MMWR. Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report, 2020, Vol.69 (8), p.207-211

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English

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Atlanta: U.S. Center for Disease Control

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Legionnaires' disease is a severe pneumonia caused by the waterborne bacteria Legionella. The rate of reported cases in the United States increased 4.5-fold from 2000 to 2015. Investigation of a culture-confirmed fatal case of Legionnaires' disease reported in January 2018 identified the patient's home as the infection source. Legionella bacteria r...

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Fatal Case of Legionnaires' Disease After Home Exposure to Legionella pneumophila Serogroup 3 - Wisconsin, 2018

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TN_cdi_proquest_reports_2383405384

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_reports_2383405384

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ISSN

0149-2195

E-ISSN

1545-861X

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