Publications
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legionnaires' disease in a johannesburg teaching hospital. investigation and control of an outbreak. | during the period 11 november 1985 - 21 february 1986, 12 cases of legionnaires' disease were identified at a johannesburg teaching hospital. only 2 patients definitely acquired the disease in hospital. both responded well to treatment. an epidemiological investigation was initiated to determine the source of infection and mode of transmission of the causative agent (legionella pneumophila), which may be recovered from a wide variety of water sources. although l. pneumophila was cultured from th ... | 1988 | 3162619 |