Survey on Legionella pneumophila in Water Supply Systems of Qazvin Hospitals

Subject Areas : Journal of Chemical Health Risks

Shaghayegh Mousavi ¹ , Mohadesse Choubdar ² , Masoud Panahifard ³ , Fatemeh Fotohi ⁴

1 - Department of Molecular Medicine, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
2 - M.Sc. in Occupational Health Engineering, School of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Science, Qazvin, Iran
3 - Research Committee and Department of Environmental Health Engineering, School of Health, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran
4 - Department of Microbiology, Faculty of Medical Sciences, Qazvin University of Medical Sciences, Qazvin, Iran

Received: 2020-02-03 Accepted : 2022-02-01 Published : 2022-12-01

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