An outbreak of Legionella micdadei pneumonia in transplant patients: evaluation, molecular epidemiology, and control.

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• Publication year

  2000

• Venue

  American Journal of Medicine

• Publication date

  2000-03-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine, Environmental Science

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  DOI 10.1016/S0002-9343(99)00459-3PMID 11014721
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