Legionnaires' disease pseudoepidemic due to falsely positive urine antigen test results
J Clin Microbiol
.
2014 Jun;52(6):2279-80.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00493-14.
Epub 2014 Apr 9.
Authors
Maria Cristina Rota
1
,
Stefano Fontana
2
,
Carmen Montaño-Remacha
1
,
Maria Scaturro
2
,
Maria Grazia Caporali
1
,
Vincenzo Vullo
3
,
Laura Scorzolini
3
,
Andreina Ercole
4
,
Maria Luisa Ricci
5
Affiliations
1
National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
2
Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases Department, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
3
Public Health and Infectious Diseases Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
4
Public Health Prevention Department, Local Health Unit Rome A, Rome, Italy.
5
Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases Department, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy
[email protected]
.
PMID:
24719437
PMCID:
PMC4042736
DOI:
10.1128/JCM.00493-14
No abstract available
Publication types
Letter
MeSH terms
Antigens, Bacterial / urine*
Bacteriological Techniques / methods*
Diagnostic Tests, Routine / methods*
False Positive Reactions*
Humans
Legionnaires' Disease / diagnosis*
Legionnaires' Disease / epidemiology*
Substances
Antigens, Bacterial