Outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in Glasgow Royal Infirmary: microbiological aspects.

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Published in J Hyg (Lond) on December 01, 1986

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M C Timbury, J R Donaldson, A C McCartney, R J Fallon, J D Sleigh, D Lyon, G V Orange, D R Baird, J Winter, T S Wilson

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