Outbreak of Travel-Related Pontiac Fever Among Hotel Guests Illustrating the Need for Better Diagnostic Tests
5th Sep 2005, 11:49 GMT
Clinicians should be aware of Pontiac Fever in the differential diagnosis of patients with influenza-like symptoms following recent travel, particularly with exposure to a communal-use whirlpool spa. Journal of Travel Medicine
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