Antimicrobial Resistance Properties of Legionella pneumophila Isolated From The Cases of Lower Respiratory Tract Infections

Besharat Rahimi, Ahmad Vesal

Biomedical & Pharmacology Journal · 2017 · 12 citations · 0 references

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Introduction Respiratory tract infections (RTIs) are one of the most common and severe types of infectious diseases al-around the world. Documented data revealed that more than 16% of death are occurred due to the RTIs (1,2). RTIs and pneumonia are responsible for more than 50,000 cases in 2010 (