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Original Source: Evaluation of Legionella PCR Techniques for the Routine Diagnosis of Legionellosis
The validity of molecular techniques for the diagnosis of legionellosis is not known. Although PCR can detect Legionella pneumophila (responsible for 80% of legionellosis) and other Legionella species, this test is not recommended in standard guidelines to assess this diagnostic, by contrast to culture of sputum, serology and urine antigen. The aim of this study is to evaluate Legionella PCR techniques, performed directly onto the sputum aspirates, for the routine diagnosis of...
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Bacterial pathogenesis: Legionella makes its mark on histones
A newly identified Legionella pneumophila methyltransferase generates a novel histone modification that represses host gene expression and enhances intracellular replication of the bacterium.
Novel mechanism allows Legionella to hide in body
(Medical Xpress)—The feared Legionella pneumophila is responsible for legionellosis, an infectious disease that can lead to pneumonia. To infect humans, this pathogen has developed a complex method...
ACE Environmental Advisory explores potential risks of mold and legionella at healthcare facilities
The ACE Group today announced the release of an environmental advisory entitled, "Legionella and Mold: Construction and Renovation Risks at Healthcare Facilities," which explores the potential risks o...
AOAC international certification validates Biótica's Legipid Legionella Fast Detection Test
The AOAC international certification has validated Biótica's MP4-Hunter. The system developed by the company settled at the Science Park in the Universitat Jaume I de Castellón (Spain) enables to pe...
Mechanism discovered which aids Legionella to camouflage itself in the organism
(Elhuyar Fundazioa) Research led by the Basque biosciences research center, CIC bioGUNE, in which teams from the National Institute of Health of the USA and the National Supercomputation Centre in Bar...
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Community-acquired Legionella pneumonia : Data from the CAPNETZ study.
Legionella are present in the environment as well as in biofilms of water installation systems. Most Legionella live in amoebae. More than 51 different species of Legionella have been identified; howe...
We evaluated the ability of a new antigen test (TRU Legionella® assay, Meridian Bioscience, Cincinnati, OH, USA) to detect Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine. The results were compar...
Legionella were detected with the direct DNA extraction method, Legionella culture method, and free-living amoebae (FLA) culture method from weak alkaline carbonate spring water in Taiwan. Moreover, w...
In this study, a SYBR green quantitative real-time PCR was developed to quantify and detect the Legionella spp. in various environmental water samples. The water samples were taken from watershed, wat...
Legionnaires' disease is a known cause of severe pneumonia in a nosocomial setting. This study examined Legionella isolation in Greek hospitals. Water samples and swabs of showerheads from 41 hospital...
