Two cases of severe pneumonia after the 2011 Great East Japan Earthquake

In 2011, during the Great East Japan Earthquake and tsunami, 90% of victims died from drowning. We report on two tsunami survivors with severe pneumonia potentially caused by Legionella pneumophila. Both victims aspirated a large quantity of contaminated water; sand, mud and a variety of microbes we...

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Main Authors: Nakadate, Toshihide, Nakamura, Yutaka, Yamauchii, Kohei, Endo, Shigeatu
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: World Health Organization 2012
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3729095/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23908944
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.5365/WPSAR.2012.3.2.002
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