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642. Trends and cost burden of Legionella urine antigen test

BACKGROUND: Legionella urine antigen (LUAg) testing is used to identify the pathogen Legionella pneumophila serotype 1 which accounts for 50 to 70% of Legionella pneumonia and has 80% sensitivity and 95% specificity. The 2019 ATS/IDSA CAP guidelines recommend against routinely testing urine for LUAg...

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Autores principales: Ordaz, Victor-mauricio, Lewis, Hallye M, Bathina, Pradeep
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7778196/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ofid/ofaa439.836