title: Legionella urinary antigen in early disease.
abstract: The results of Legionella urinary antigen testing were correlated to the interval between onset of disease and sampling of urine in 134 patients in connection with a large outbreak of Legionnaires' disease at a Swedish hospital. In 17 patients with the disease, 5/7 sampled during the first 5 days of illness proved negative in the urinary antigen test. The risk of obtaining negative results during the first days of the disease is emphasized.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Microbiology, Karolinska Hospital, Stockholm, Sweden.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Bernander
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Gästrin
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Löfgren
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Olinder-Nielsen
mesh_terms: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000276:immunology / Q000652:urine*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000276:immunology*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000652:urine*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial; D000942:Antigens, Bacterial