Detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in respiratory samples using an immunochromatographic membrane test

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作者
Higa, Futoshi [1 ]
Koide, Michio [1 ]
Furugen, Makoto [1 ]
Akamine, Morikazu [1 ]
Hibiya, Kenji [1 ]
Haranaga, Shusaku [1 ]
Yara, Satomi [1 ]
Tateyama, Masao [1 ]
Yamane, Nobuhisa [2 ]
Fujita, Jiro [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Ryukyus, Grad Sch Med, Dept Med & Therapeut, Okinawa 9030215, Japan
[2] Univ Ryukyus, Grad Sch Med, Dept Clin Labs, Okinawa 9030215, Japan
关键词
bronchial washing; diagnosis of commnunity-acquired pneumonia; Legionella pneumonia; immunochromatographic test;
D O I
10.1016/j.mimet.2008.03.009
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学];
学科分类号
071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
The immunochromatographic membrane test (ICT) efficacy of Legionella antigen detection (Binax Now Legionella (R)) was evaluated using respiratory samples, including bronchial washings (44 cases) and sputum (128 cases), from suspected Legionella pneumonia patients. The ICT results using respiratory samples agreed well with isolation of L. pneumophila SG1 and ICT using urines. (c) 2008 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
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