Improvement of Legionnaires’ disease diagnosis using real-time PCR assay: a retrospective analysis, Italy, 2010 to 2015

AIM: To evaluate real-time PCR as a diagnostic method for Legionnaires’ disease (LD). Detection of Legionella DNA is among the laboratory criteria of a probable LD case, according to the European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control, although the utility and advantages, as compared to culture,...

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Autores principales: Ricci, Maria Luisa, Grottola, Antonella, Fregni Serpini, Giulia, Bella, Antonino, Rota, Maria Cristina, Frascaro, Francesca, Pegoraro, Emanuela, Meacci, Marisa, Fabio, Anna, Vecchi, Elena, Girolamo, Antonietta, Rumpianesi, Fabio, Pecorari, Monica, Scaturro, Maria
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC) 2018
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6299505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30563592
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.50.1800032

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6299505/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30563592
http://dx.doi.org/10.2807/1560-7917.ES.2018.23.50.1800032

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