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Diagnostics
Study findings from H. Tronel et al broaden understanding of diagnostics
June 16th, 2009
"Since 1977, the diagnostic tools for Legionnaires' disease have been based on culture and serological investigations. Both methods require considerable time to produce results and have 'low' to 'reasonable' sensitivity," scientists in France report. "Since the introduction of urinary antigen tests in the mid 1990s, underdiagnosis has diminished and mortality has declined, thanks to early diagnosis. To obtain the most accurate diagnosis, culture, serological investigation, and urinary antigen testing should all be performed. In the last decade, advances in polymerase chain reaction technology allowed the development of assays detecting Legionella nucleic acids in...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-06-16)
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