title: Sensitivity of Legionella pneumophila DNA detection in serum samples in relation to disease severity.
authors.affiliation: Regional Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem, Boerhaavelaan 26, 2035 RC Haarlem, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Bram M W
authors.initials: BMW
authors.lastname: Diederen
authors.affiliation: Regional Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem, Boerhaavelaan 26, 2035 RC Haarlem, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jacob P
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Bruin
authors.affiliation: Municipal Health Service Kennemerland, PO Box 5514, 2000 GM Haarlem, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Jeroen W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: den Boer
authors.affiliation: Laboratory of Medical Microbiology and Immunology, St Elisabeth Hospital, PO Box 747, 5000 AS Tilburg, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Marcel F
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: Peeters
authors.affiliation: Regional Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem, Boerhaavelaan 26, 2035 RC Haarlem, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: Ed P F
authors.initials: EPF
authors.lastname: Yzerman
mesh_terms: D004269:DNA, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D006801:Humans; D016952:Legionella pneumophila / Q000235:genetics* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D007876:Legionellosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D025202:Molecular Diagnostic Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D004269:DNA, Bacterial