title: Comparison of five methods for extraction of Legionella pneumophila from respiratory specimens.
abstract: The efficiencies of five commercially available nucleic acid extraction methods were evaluated for the recovery of a standardized inoculum of Legionella pneumophila in respiratory specimens (sputum and bronchoalveolar lavage [BAL] specimens). The concentrations of Legionella DNA recovered from sputa with the automated MagNA Pure (526,200 CFU/ml) and NucliSens (171,800 CFU/ml) extractors were greater than those recovered with the manual methods (i.e., Roche High Pure kit [133,900 CFU/ml], QIAamp DNA Mini kit [46,380 CFU/ml], and ViralXpress kit [13,635 CFU/ml]). The rank order was the same for extracts from BAL specimens, except that for this specimen type the QIAamp DNA Mini kit recovered more than the Roche High Pure kit.
authors.affiliation: Section of Clinical Microbiology, The Cleveland Clinic Foundation, 9500 Euclid Ave., Cleveland, OH 44195, USA.
authors.forename: Deborah
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wilson
authors.forename: Belinda
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Yen-Lieberman
authors.forename: Udo
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Reischl
authors.forename: Ilka
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Warshawsky
authors.forename: Gary W
authors.initials: GW
authors.lastname: Procop
mesh_terms: D001992:Bronchoalveolar Lavage Fluid / Q000382:microbiology*; D015169:Colony Count, Microbial; D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000382:microbiology; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D013183:Sputum / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic