Rapid diagnosis of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 infection with the Binax enzyme immunoassay urinary antigen test

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Kazandjian, D [1 ]
Chiew, R [1 ]
Gilbert, GL [1 ]
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[1] WESTMEAD HOSP,DEPT CLIN MICROBIOL,CTR INFECT DIS & MICROBIOL,INST CLIN PATHOL & MED RES,SYDNEY,NSW 2145,AUSTRALIA
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10.1128/JCM.35.4.954-956.1997
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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The Binax legionella urinary antigen (LUA) enzyme immunoassay (Binax, Portland, Maine) was evaluated in 159 patients with suspected or proven legionellosis and 209 controls. A positive LUA test was found in 37% of patients with suspected legionellosis overall and in 83% of those with proven Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 infection. The sensitivity of the LUA test was significantly greater than that of the direct fluorescent-antigen test (83 versus 42%; P < 0.0001) but not significantly different from that of culture (85%) or serology (91%); specificity was at least 99.5%.
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