An outbreak of pneumonia and meningitis caused by a previously undescribed gram-negative bacterium in a hot spring spa.

An outbreak of infection caused by a previously undescribed Gram-negative bacterium affected people attending a hot (37 degrees C) spring spa in France in 1987. Thirty-five case of pneumonia and two cases of meningitis occurred. None of these patients died. Attack rates were significantly higher for...

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Main Authors:	Hubert, B., de Mahenge, A., Grimont, F., Richard, C., Peloux, Y., de Mahenge, C., Fleurette, J., Grimont, P. A.
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	Cambridge University Press 1991
Subjects:	Research Article
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2272076/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/1936159
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An outbreak of pneumonia and meningitis caused by a previously undescribed gram-negative bacterium in a hot spring spa.

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