Epidemiology and Ecology of Opportunistic Premise Plumbing Pathogens: Legionella pneumophila, Mycobacterium avium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa

BACKGROUND: Legionella pneumophila, Mycobacterium avium, and Pseudomonas aeruginosa are opportunistic premise plumbing pathogens (OPPPs) that persist and grow in household plumbing, habitats they share with humans. Infections caused by these OPPPs involve individuals with preexisting risk factors an...

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Published in:Environ Health Perspect
Main Authors: Falkinham, Joseph O., Hilborn, Elizabeth D., Arduino, Matthew J., Pruden, Amy, Edwards, Marc A.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: NLM-Export 2015
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4529011/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25793551
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1289/ehp.1408692
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