Evaluation and Comparison of Multiple Test Methods, Including Real-time PCR, for Legionella Detection in Clinical Specimens

Legionella is a Gram-negative bacterium that can cause Pontiac fever, a mild upper respiratory infection and Legionnaire’s disease, a more severe illness. We aimed to compare the performance of urine antigen, culture, and polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test methods and to determine if sputum is an...

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Autores principales: Peci, Adriana, Winter, Anne-Luise, Gubbay, Jonathan B.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016
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Public Health
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5005417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27630979
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00175

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5005417/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27630979
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fpubh.2016.00175

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