Legionella colonization of the respiratory tract in patients without nosocomial exposure

Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol. 2008 May;29(5):470-1. doi: 10.1086/586720.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / microbiology
  • DNA, Bacterial / analysis
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Legionella / classification
  • Legionella / genetics
  • Legionella / growth & development*
  • Legionella / isolation & purification
  • Legionella pneumophila / classification
  • Legionella pneumophila / genetics
  • Legionella pneumophila / growth & development*
  • Legionella pneumophila / isolation & purification
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Outpatients*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S / genetics
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
  • Respiratory System / microbiology*

Substances

  • DNA, Bacterial
  • RNA, Ribosomal, 16S
  • Reagent Kits, Diagnostic