Nosocomial Legionnaires’ Disease: Clinical and Radiographic Patterns

From 1981 to 1991, 55 patients (33 males, 22 females, mean age 58.6 years) with nosocomial Legionnaires’ disease were studied. The mortality rate was 64%. One-half of the patients developed nosocomial Legionnaires’ disease within three weeks of admission. A surprising clinical feature was the low ra...

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Main Authors: Thomas J Marrie, David Haldane, Gregory Bezanson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 1992-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1992/582736

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