Enhanced detection of Legionnaires' disease by PCR testing of induced sputum and throat swabs

Eur Respir J. 2014 Feb;43(2):644-6. doi: 10.1183/09031936.00191913. Epub 2013 Dec 5.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Aged, 80 and over
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Legionella / genetics*
  • Legionnaires' Disease / diagnosis*
  • Legionnaires' Disease / microbiology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • New Zealand
  • Pharynx / pathology*
  • Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*
  • Reproducibility of Results
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Sputum / metabolism*
  • Sputum / microbiology
  • Young Adult