Abstract
The results of Legionella urinary antigen testing were correlated to the interval between onset of disease and sampling of urine in 134 patients in connection with a large outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a Swedish hospital. In 17 patients with the disease, 5/7 sampled during the first 5 days of illness proved negative in the urinary antigen test. The risk of obtaining negative results during the first days of the disease is emphasized.
MeSH terms
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Antibodies, Bacterial / immunology
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Antibodies, Bacterial / isolation & purification
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Antigens, Bacterial / immunology
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Antigens, Bacterial / urine*
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Disease Outbreaks*
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Humans
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Legionella pneumophila / immunology*
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Legionnaires' Disease / epidemiology
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Legionnaires' Disease / immunology*
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Legionnaires' Disease / urine*
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Radioimmunoassay
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Sensitivity and Specificity
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Sweden / epidemiology
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Time Factors
Substances
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Antibodies, Bacterial
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Antigens, Bacterial