Investigation of Legionnaire disease in a long-term care facility--Quebec.
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On 17 February 1997, a case of Legionnaire disease was reported to the Direction de la santé publique de Montréal-Centre following the death of an 87-year-old male patient residing in a long-term care facility (LTCF). An autopsy on 8 February indicated the cause of death as bronchopneumonia. A diagnosis of Legionnaire disease was confirmed following biopsy of a pulmonary tissue culture which revealed an abundant growth of Legionella pneumophila.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Canada communicable disease report = Releve des maladies transmissibles au Canada
دوره 24 14 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1998