Hospital Characteristics Associated With Colonization of Water Systems by Legionella and Risk of Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease: A Cohort Study of 15 Hospitals

Victor L. Yu; Janet E. Stout

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Hospital Characteristics Associated With Colonization of Water Systems by Legionella and Risk of Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease: A Cohort Study of 15 Hospitals

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