Evaluation of a novel urinary antigen test kit for diagnosing Legionella pneumonia

Evaluation of a novel urinary antigen test kit for diagnosing Legionella pneumonia

Objectives: The aim of this study was to evaluate the diagnostic utility of a novel test kit that could theoretically detect all serogroups of Legionella pneumophila for diagnosing Legionella pneumonia, in comparison with existing kits. Methods: This study was conducted in 16 hospitals in Japan from...

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Main Authors: Akihiro Ito, Yoshihiro Yamamoto, Yoshikazu Ishii, Akihito Okazaki, Yoshihisa Ishiura, Yukio Kawagishi, Yasuo Takiguchi, Kazuma Kishi, Yoshio Taguchi, Takashi Shinzato, Yasumi Okochi, Ryuji Hayashi, Yoshitaka Nakamori, Yoshiko Kichikawa, Kengo Murata, Hiroaki Takeda, Futoshi Higa, Takayuki Miyara, Keisuke Saito, Takeo Ishikawa, Tadashi Ishida, Kazuhiro Tateda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-02-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Diagnosis
Immunoassay
Legionella pneumophila
Pneumonia
Urinary antigen test
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971220323122

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