Specific Diagnostic Tests for Atypical Respiratory Tract Pathogens

Rene Witt; Willem Leeuwen; Alex Belkum

doi:10.1016/j.idc.2009.10.013

Specific Diagnostic Tests for Atypical Respiratory Tract Pathogens

Rene Witt
, Willem Leeuwen
, Alex Belkum

Medical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases

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Abstract

This article reviews the microbiological diagnostic tests that are currently available for the detection of M pneumoniae, C pneumoniae, and Legionella spp; their clinical performance; and their future in the clinical microbiology laboratory. When implementing a strategy, a balance between performance criteria (sensitivity, specificity) and convenience criteria (clinical utility, turnaround time, and costs) will have to be defined. In the end, this should result in the optimization of clinical patient management.

Original language	Undefined/Unknown
Pages (from-to)	229-+
Journal	Infectious Disease Clinics of North America
Volume	24
Issue number	1
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/j.idc.2009.10.013
Publication status	Published - 2010

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EMC MM-04-28-01

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10.1016/j.idc.2009.10.013

http://hdl.handle.net/1765/19432

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