Legionella Pneumophila Goes Clonal--Paris and Lorraine Strain-specific Risk Factors

Overview

Journal Clin Infect Dis

Publisher Oxford University Press

Specialty Infectious Diseases

Date 2009 Jun 11

PMID 19508166

Citations 3

Authors

Paul H Edelstein

Joshua P Metlay

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