Efficacy of PCR Analysis of Mip, Doth and Gspd Genes with Culture in Detection of Legionella pneumophila
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2. Darby J, Buising K (2008). Could it be Legionella? Aust Fam Physician,37(10):812-5.
3. Khaledi A, Esmaeili S-A, Vazini H, Karami P, Bahrami A, Sahebkar A (2019). Evaluation of the prevalence of Legionella pneumophila in Iranian clinical samples: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Microb Pathog,129:93-98.
4. Allen JG, Myatt TA, MacIntosh DL, et al (2012). Assessing risk of health care–acquired Legionnaires' disease from environmental sampling: The limits of using a strict percent positivity approach. Am J Infect Control,40(10):917-21.
5. Kashuba AD, Ballow CH(1996). Legionella urinary antigen testing: potential impact on diagnosis and antibiotic therapy. Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis, 24(3):129-39.
6. Waterer GW, Baselski VS, Wunderink RG (2001). Legionella and community-acquired pneumonia: a review of current diagnostic tests from a clinician’s viewpoint. Am J Med, 110(1):41-8.
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Bagheri H, Khaledi A, Ghanizadeh G, Esmaeili D. Efficacy of PCR Analysis of Mip, Doth and Gspd Genes with Culture in Detection of Legionella pneumophila. Iran J Public Health. 2021;50(5):1079-1081.
