No evidence of Legionella infection in general practice patients presenting with acute respiratory infections in The Netherlands

The role of Legionella spp. in the aetiology of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) is largely unknown. In this case‐control study, conducted in a general practitioner setting during 2000 and 2001, nose and throat samples from patients presenting with ARIs (n = 230) and controls (n = 200) were analy...

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Autores principales: Diederen, B. M. W., De Jong, C. M. A., Aarts, I., Peeters, M. F., Van Gageldonk‐Lafeber, A. B., Wilbrink, B., Van Der Zee, A.
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Publicado: Blackwell Science Ltd 2005
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7128641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15819871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01112.x
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author Diederen, B. M. W.
De Jong, C. M. A.
Aarts, I.
Peeters, M. F.
Van Gageldonk‐Lafeber, A. B.
Wilbrink, B.
Van Der Zee, A.
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De Jong, C. M. A.
Aarts, I.
Peeters, M. F.
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description The role of Legionella spp. in the aetiology of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) is largely unknown. In this case‐control study, conducted in a general practitioner setting during 2000 and 2001, nose and throat samples from patients presenting with ARIs (n = 230) and controls (n = 200) were analysed for the presence of Legionella spp. by real‐time PCR. Legionella DNA was not detected in any of the cases or controls. Thus, Legionella spp. do not seem to play a role in patients presenting with ARIs, nor were they present in patients who visited their general practitioner for complaints other than ARIs.
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spelling pubmed-71286412020-04-08 No evidence of Legionella infection in general practice patients presenting with acute respiratory infections in The Netherlands Diederen, B. M. W. De Jong, C. M. A. Aarts, I. Peeters, M. F. Van Gageldonk‐Lafeber, A. B. Wilbrink, B. Van Der Zee, A. Clin Microbiol Infect Research Notes The role of Legionella spp. in the aetiology of acute respiratory infections (ARIs) is largely unknown. In this case‐control study, conducted in a general practitioner setting during 2000 and 2001, nose and throat samples from patients presenting with ARIs (n = 230) and controls (n = 200) were analysed for the presence of Legionella spp. by real‐time PCR. Legionella DNA was not detected in any of the cases or controls. Thus, Legionella spp. do not seem to play a role in patients presenting with ARIs, nor were they present in patients who visited their general practitioner for complaints other than ARIs. Blackwell Science Ltd 2005-04-07 2005-05 /pmc/articles/PMC7128641/ /pubmed/15819871 http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01112.x Text en This article is being made freely available through PubMed Central as part of the COVID-19 public health emergency response. It can be used for unrestricted research re-use and analysis in any form or by any means with acknowledgement of the original source, for the duration of the public health emergency.
spellingShingle Research Notes
Diederen, B. M. W.
De Jong, C. M. A.
Aarts, I.
Peeters, M. F.
Van Gageldonk‐Lafeber, A. B.
Wilbrink, B.
Van Der Zee, A.
No evidence of Legionella infection in general practice patients presenting with acute respiratory infections in The Netherlands
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title_full No evidence of Legionella infection in general practice patients presenting with acute respiratory infections in The Netherlands
title_fullStr No evidence of Legionella infection in general practice patients presenting with acute respiratory infections in The Netherlands
title_full_unstemmed No evidence of Legionella infection in general practice patients presenting with acute respiratory infections in The Netherlands
title_short No evidence of Legionella infection in general practice patients presenting with acute respiratory infections in The Netherlands
title_sort no evidence of legionella infection in general practice patients presenting with acute respiratory infections in the netherlands
topic Research Notes
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7128641/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15819871
http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1469-0691.2005.01112.x
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