[Standards for laboratory diagnostics of legionellosis and their application during epidemic outbreak of pneumonia in town Verkhnyaya Pyshma]

I S Tartakovskiĭ; A L Gintsburg; G F Lazikova; G G Chistiakova; Iu V Demina; T I Karpova; Iu E Dronina; I V Titova; S B Iatsishina; G A Shipulin; V V Romanenko; E P Omon; A L Durasova

[Standards for laboratory diagnostics of legionellosis and their application during epidemic outbreak of pneumonia in town Verkhnyaya Pyshma]

Zh Mikrobiol Epidemiol Immunobiol. 2008 Mar-Apr:(2):16-9.

[Article in Russian]

Authors

I S Tartakovskiĭ, A L Gintsburg, G F Lazikova, G G Chistiakova, Iu V Demina, T I Karpova, Iu E Dronina, I V Titova, S B Iatsishina, G A Shipulin, V V Romanenko, E P Omon, A L Durasova

PMID: 18464534

Abstract

High effectiveness of application of international standards for legionellosis laboratory diagnostics was confirmed during investigation of pneumonia outbreak in town Verkhnyaya Pyshma. Use of immunochromatographic method and enzyme immunoassay for detection of Legionella antigen in urine of patients allows to confirm diagnosis of Legionella infection during several hours, promptly begin etiologic antibacterial treatment and reveal possible sources of infection in potentially dangerous environmental objects.

Publication types

Comparative Study
English Abstract

MeSH terms

Antibodies, Bacterial / blood
Antigens, Bacterial / blood
Antigens, Bacterial / urine
Chromatography, Affinity
Clinical Laboratory Techniques / standards*
Disease Outbreaks*
Humans
Immunoenzyme Techniques
Immunoglobulin M / blood
Legionella / immunology*
Legionella pneumophila / immunology
Legionellosis / diagnosis*
Legionellosis / epidemiology
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Russia
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

Antibodies, Bacterial
Antigens, Bacterial
Immunoglobulin M
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic