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Detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in respiratory samples using an immunochromatographic membrane test |
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| Authors: | Higa Futoshi Koide Michio Furugen Makoto Akamine Morikazu Hibiya Kenji Haranaga Shusaku Yara Satomi Tateyama Masao Yamane Nobuhisa Fujita Jiro |
| Affiliation: | aDepartment of Medicine and Therapeutics, Control and Prevention of Infectious Diseases, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan;bDepartment of Clinical Laboratories, Graduate School of Medicine, University of the Ryukyus, Okinawa 903-0215, Japan |
| Abstract: | The immunochromatographic membrane test (ICT) efficacy of Legionella antigen detection (Binax Now Legionella®) was evaluated using respiratory samples, including bronchial washings (44 cases) and sputum (128 cases), from suspected Legionella pneumonia patients. The ICT results using respiratory samples agreed well with isolation of L. pneumophila SG1 and ICT using urines. |
| Keywords: | Bronchial washing Diagnosis of community-acquired pneumonia Legionella pneumonia Immunochromatographic test |
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