نتایج جستجو برای: urinary antigen

تعداد نتایج: 304750  

Journal: :Clinical infectious diseases : an official publication of the Infectious Diseases Society of America 2003
David R Murdoch

Legionellae, which are important causes of pneumonia in humans, continue to be incorrectly labeled as exotic pathogens. The ability to diagnose Legionella infection is limited by the nonspecific nature of clinical features and the shortcomings of diagnostic tests. Despite recent improvements, existing diagnostic tests for Legionella infection either lack sensitivity for detecting all clinically...

2002
Kamilla D. Lettinga Annelies Verbon Gerrit-Jan Weverling Joop F.P. Schellekens Jeroen W. Den Boer Ed P.F. Yzerman Jacobus Prins Wim G. Boersma Ruud J. van Ketel Jan M. Prins Peter Speelman

After a large outbreak of Legionnaires' disease in the Netherlands, we determined risk factors for intensive care unit (ICU) admission and death and the impact of adequate therapy on ICU-free survival among 141 hospitalized patients. Overall mortality rate was 13%, and ICU mortality rate was 36%. Smoking, temperature >38.5 degrees C, and bilateral infiltrates shown on chest x-ray were independe...

Journal: :Journal of clinical microbiology 2003
Peter C Wever Daan W Notermans Igor I Tulevski Jan K M Eeftinck Schattenkerk Menno D de Jong

Recently, an immunochromatographic assay for rapid qualitative detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine specimens has become available (NOW Legionella urinary antigen test; Binax, Portland, Maine). We have previously shown that this test is of clinical value in providing a rapid diagnosis of Legionnaires’ disease, especially in patients with severe community-acquired pne...

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