Detection performance of PCR for Legionella pneumophila in environmental samples: a systematic review and meta-analysis

• Main Authors: Xin Yin (Author), Ying-Zhou Chen (Author), Qi-Qing Ye (Author), Li-Juan Liao (Author), Zhuo-Rui Cai (Author), Min Lin (Author), Jia-Na Li (Author), Geng-Biao Zhang (Author), Xiao-Li Peng (Author), Wen-Fang Shi (Author), Xu-Guang Guo (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: BMC, 2022-03-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract Background Legionellosis remains a public health problem. The most common diagnostic method to detect Legionella pneumophila (L. pneumophila) is culture. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a fast and accurate method for this detection in environmental samples. Methods Four databases were se...