Legionnaires' disease pseudoepidemic due to falsely positive urine antigen test results.
National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Maria Cristina
MC
Rota
Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases Department, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Stefano
S
Fontana
National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Carmen
C
Montaño-Remacha
Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases Department, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Maria
M
Scaturro
National Centre for Epidemiology, Surveillance and Health Promotion, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy.
Maria Grazia
MG
Caporali
Public Health and Infectious Diseases Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Vincenzo
V
Vullo
Public Health and Infectious Diseases Department, Sapienza University of Rome, Rome, Italy.
Laura
L
Scorzolini
Public Health Prevention Department, Local Health Unit Rome A, Rome, Italy.
Andreina
A
Ercole
Infectious, Parasitic and Immune-Mediated Diseases Department, National Institute of Health, Rome, Italy marialuisa.ricci@iss.it.
Maria Luisa
ML
Ricci
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000652:urine*; D001431:Bacteriological Techniques / Q000379:methods*; D003955:Diagnostic Tests, Routine / Q000379:methods*; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006801:Humans; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial