Preventing Neonatal Legionellosis-The Environmental Surveillance Approach
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Ioanna G Alexandropoulou1,2*, Maria Panopoulou2, Theodoros A Parasidis1, Theocharis Konstantinidis1 and Theodoros C Constantinidis1 1Laboratory of Hygiene and Environmental Protection, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Campus (Dragana) Building , 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece 2Microbiology Laboratory, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Campus (Dragana), 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece *Corresponding author: Ioanna G Alexandropoulou, Microbiology Laboratory, Medical School, Democritus University of Thrace, Campus (Dragana), 68100 Alexandroupolis, Greece, Tel: +30-2541-07902; E-mail: [email protected]
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