Caution is needed concerning location of legionella testing, as 1 size (method) does not fit all

Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 15;59(10):1505. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu605. Epub 2014 Jul 29.

Authors

Carl D Boethel¹, Shekhar A Ghamande¹, Robert C Fader², Alejandro C Arroliga³

Affiliations

¹ Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care, and Sleep Medicine.
² Department of Pathology.
³ Department of Medicine, Baylor Scott and White Health Central Division, Temple, Texas.

PMID: 25073891
DOI: 10.1093/cid/ciu605

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Humans
Legionella / isolation & purification*
Legionnaires' Disease / diagnosis*
Male
Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / methods*
Polymerase Chain Reaction / methods*