Standards for laboratory diagnostics of legionellosis and their application during epidemic outbreak of pneumonia in town Verkhnyaya Pyshma
Tartakovskiĭ, I.S.; Gintsburg, A.L.; Lazikova, G.F.; Chistiakova, G.G.; Demina, I.V.; Karpova, T.I.; Dronina, I.E.; Titova, I.V.; Iatsishina, S.B.; Shipulin, G.A.; Romanenko, V.V.; Omon, E.P.; Durasova, A.L.
Zhurnal Mikrobiologii Epidemiologii i Immunobiologii 2008(2): 16-19
2008
ISSN/ISBN: 0372-9311 PMID: 18464534 Document Number: 620673
High effectiveness of application of international standards for legionellosis laboratory diagnostics. was confirmed during investigation of pneumonia outbreak in town Verkhnyaya Pyshma. Use of immunochromatographic method and enzyme immunoassay for detection of Legionella antigen in urine of patients allows to confirm diagnosis of Legionella infection during several hours, promptly begin etiologic antibacterial treatment and reveal possible sources of infection in potentially dangerous environmental objects.