A Fatal Case of Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease: Implications From an Extensive Environmental Investigation and Isolation of the Bacterium From Blood Culture.

Authors :: Durando P
Orsi A
Alicino C
Tinteri C
Di Bella A
Parodi MC
Marchese A
Gritti PR
Fontana S
Rota MC
Scaturro M
Ricci ML
Source :: Infection control and hospital epidemiology [Infect Control Hosp Epidemiol] 2015 Dec; Vol. 36 (12), pp. 1483-5. Date of Electronic Publication: 2015 Sep 22.
Publication Year :: 2015

Subjects :: Cross Infection diagnosis
Environmental Exposure analysis
Equipment Contamination
Fatal Outcome
Female
Humans
Italy
Legionnaires' Disease diagnosis
Legionnaires' Disease drug therapy
Middle Aged
Penicillanic Acid analogs & derivatives
Penicillanic Acid therapeutic use
Piperacillin therapeutic use
Piperacillin, Tazobactam Drug Combination
Cross Infection microbiology
Legionella pneumophila isolation & purification
Legionnaires' Disease transmission

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