Urinary antigene and PCR can both be used to detect Legionella pneumophila in children's hospital-acquired pneumonia

• Main Authors: Sayed-Yousef Mojtahedi (Author), Aliakbar Rahbarimanesh (Author), Samileh Noorbakhsh (Author), Hossein Shokri (Author), Saeedreza Jamali-Mo (Author), Anahita Izadi (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: PAGEPress Publications, 2019-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Legionella pneumophila is the causative agent of more than 95% cases of severe Legionella pneumonia. Nosocomial pneumonias in different hospital wards is an important medical and pharmaceutical concern. This study aimed to detect Legionella with two methods: polymerase chain reaction [PCR] and detec...