https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2399

Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic assay for the detection and identification of Legionella spp. strains isolated from cultures

Vol. 25 No. 4 (2010)
Submitted: 14 February 2014
Accepted: 14 February 2014
Published: 31 December 2010
Legionella spp, Immunochromatographic assay, Cultures
Abstract Views: 956
PDF: 1034
Publisher's note
All claims expressed in this article are solely those of the authors and do not necessarily represent those of their affiliated organizations, or those of the publisher, the editors and the reviewers. Any product that may be evaluated in this article or claim that may be made by its manufacturer is not guaranteed or endorsed by the publisher.

Authors

Maria Chiucini
chiucini@yahoo.it
Marisa Meacci
Monica Losi
Mariagrazia Apice
Lorena Pozzi
Antonella Grottola
Monica Pecorari
Giuliana Fabio
Sara Tagliazucchi
Fabio Rumpianesi
The Legionnaires’ disease is a major issue in the healthcare because it ranks among the emerging infectious diseases in our country, particularly those caused by Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. The severity of the infection is related to several factors including the virulence of the bacterium and the immune status of patient. Since the clinical diagnosis of Legionella infections or pneumonia with different etiology is extremely difficult, the use of new diagnostic techniques in rapid identification plays a key role. The aim of our study was to evaluate the performance of a new immunochromatographic assay can detect and identify strains of Legionella spp. from the cultures.

Dimensions

Altmetric

PlumX Metrics

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.

Citations

Crossref
Scopus
Google Scholar
Europe PMC

How to Cite

Chiucini, M., Meacci, M., Losi, M., Apice, M., Pozzi, L., Grottola, A., Pecorari, M., Fabio, G., Tagliazucchi, S., & Rumpianesi, F. (2010). Evaluation of a rapid immunochromatographic assay for the detection and identification of Legionella spp. strains isolated from cultures. Microbiologia Medica, 25(4). https://doi.org/10.4081/mm.2010.2399

PAGEPress has chosen to apply the Creative Commons Attribution NonCommercial 4.0 International License (CC BY-NC 4.0) to all manuscripts to be published.