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December 1, 1998Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology

A Recurrent Outbreak of Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease Detected by Urinary Antigen Testing: Evidence for Long-Term Colonization of a Hospital Plumbing System

Lisa A. Lepine Daniel B. Jernigan Jay C. Butler Janet Pruckler Robert F. Benson Grace Kim James L. Hadler Matthew Cartter Barry S. Fields

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Lisa A. Lepine, Daniel B. Jernigan, Jay C. Butler, Janet M. Pruckler, Robert F. Benson, Grace Kim, James L. Hadler, Matthew L. Cartter, Barry S. Fields, A Recurrent Outbreak of Nosocomial Legionnaires' Disease Detected by Urinary Antigen Testing: Evidence for Long-Term Colonization of a Hospital Plumbing System, Infection Control and Hospital Epidemiology, Vol. 19, No. 12 (Dec., 1998), pp. 905-910

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