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Vol. 25 No. 3 (2010)
https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2432

Evaluation of a new rapid test for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine

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Received: 14 February 2014
Published: 30 September 2010
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Legionellosis, Specificity, Sensitivity, Immunochromatographic test

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Gino Ciarrocchi
ciarrokki@libero.it
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Marco D’anzeo
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Elisabetta Farnocchia
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Maria Enrica Cimarelli
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For the diagnosis of legionellosis, a new rapid immunochromatographic test (V-tesT CORIS BioConcept) for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine was evaluated in 21 samples of patients with legionellosis and 45 samples from patients with other respiratory infections. Results were compared with those obtained by a commercially reference test (BinaxNOW Legionella - Binax).The overall sensitivity was 90.4% for both tests; concordance was 100%; specificity was 100% as well. In conclusion, the V-tesT CORIS seems to be a prompt and suitable diagnostic tool in legionellosis diagnosis.

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Evaluation of a new rapid test for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine. (2010). Microbiologia Medica, 25(3). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2432

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