Isolation of Legionella pneumophila from patients of respiratory tract disease & environmental samples.
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ABSTRACT
In this preliminary study 45 patients suffering from pneumonia were screened for L. pneumophila. Also 17 random environmental samples viz., water from cooling system used for air-conditioning units and samples from respirator-humidifier were screened. Four of 45 (9%) clinical specimens and 13 of 17 (76%) environmental samples showed presence of L. pneumophila. This is the first report from India of the isolation on L. pneumophila.
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Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Microbiologia da Água
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Humanos
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Doença dos Legionários
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Incidência
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Legionella pneumophila
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Ar Condicionado
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Índia
Tipo de estudo:
Incidence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
País/Região como assunto:
Asia
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
1991
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Article