Open AccessLegionella pneumophila in bronchoalveolar lavage samples of patients suffering from severe respiratory infections: Role of age, sex and history of smoking in the prevalence of bacterium
Author(s) -
Fatemeh Alaei Faradonbeh,
Forouzan Khedri,
Abbas Doosti
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
srpski arhiv za celokupno lekarstvo
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.135
H-Index - 17
eISSN - 2406-0895
pISSN - 0370-8179
DOI - 10.2298/sarh1506274f
Subject(s) - medicine , legionella pneumophila , bronchoalveolar lavage , incidence (geometry) , respiratory tract , respiratory tract infections , respiratory system , bacteria , lung , biology , genetics , physics , optics
Legionellapneumophila is the most commonly detected cause of legionellosis, which is an acute respiratory tract infection with high morbidity and mortality rates.
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