Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases (Jan 2003)

Clinical Utility of a Legionella pneumophila Urinary Antigen Test in a Large University Teaching Hospital

Michel Dionne,
Todd Hatchette,
Kevin Forward

Affiliations

Michel Dionne: Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Todd Hatchette: Department of Medicine, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada
Kevin Forward: Department of Pathology, Dalhousie University, Halifax, Canada

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2003/642159
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 14, no. 2
pp. 85 – 88

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine the clinical utility of diagnosing Legionella pneumonia by urinary antigen testing (LPUAT) in a low prevalence centre.

Published in Canadian Journal of Infectious Diseases

ISSN: 1180-2332 (Print)
Publisher: Wiley
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Medicine: Internal medicine: Infectious and parasitic diseases
Website: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/9575

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