Can we truly rely on the urinary antigen test for the diagnosis? Legionella case report
Can we truly rely on the urinary antigen test for the diagnosis? Legionella case report
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Tokyo: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
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Tokyo: John Wiley & Sons, Inc
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It is critical to diagnose and treat Legionella pneumonia (LP) immediately after infection because of the associated high mortality. The urine antigen test (UAT) is often used for the diagnosis of LP; however, it cannot detect the serogroups of all Legionella species. A detained medical history and several clinical findings such as liver enzyme ele...
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Can we truly rely on the urinary antigen test for the diagnosis? Legionella case report
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TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5689406
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_pubmedcentral_primary_oai_pubmedcentral_nih_gov_5689406
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2189-7948,2189-6577
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2189-7948
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10.1002/jgf2.16
