Evaluation of two new immunochromatographic assays (Rapid U Legionella antigen test and SD Bioline Legionella antigen test) for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine |
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| Authors: | Diederen Bram M W Peeters Marcel F |
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| Affiliation: | Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St Elisabeth Hospital, P.O. Box 747, 5000 AS Tilburg, The Netherlands. b.diederen@elisabeth.nl |
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| Abstract: | We evaluated two new immunochromatographic assays for their abilities to detect Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine. The results were compared with those obtained by the Binax NOW urinary antigen test. The sensitivities and specificities were estimated to be 71.2% and 96.6%, respectively, for the Rapid U test; 31.5% and 98.9%, respectively, for the SD Bioline test; and 91.8% and 100%, respectively, for the Binax NOW test. |
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