Legionella

Letter to the Editor
Novel PCR-Probe Assay for Detection of and Discrimination between Legionella pneumophila and Other Legionella Species in Clinical Samples
Anneke van der Zee, Harold Verbakel, Caroline de Jong, Raymond Pot, Anneke Bergmans, Marcel Peeters, Peter Schneeberger, Joop Schellekens
Letter to the Editor
Qiagen DNA Extraction Kits for Sample Preparation for Legionella PCR Are Not Suitable for Diagnostic Purposes
Anneke van der Zee, Marcel Peeters, Caroline de Jong, Harold Verbakel, Jantine W. Crielaard, Eric C.J. Claas, Kate E. Templeton
Bacteriology
Recurrent Soft Tissue Abscesses Caused byLegionella cincinnatiensis
Jacques G. H. Gubler, Mirjam Schorr, V. Gaia, R. Zbinden, M. Altwegg
Bacteriology
Development of Conventional and Real-Time PCR Assays for Detection of Legionella DNA in Respiratory Specimens
Kaisu Rantakokko-Jalava, Jari Jalava
Bacteriology
Direct Detection of Legionella Species from Bronchoalveolar Lavage and Open Lung Biopsy Specimens: Comparison of LightCycler PCR, In Situ Hybridization, Direct Fluorescence Antigen Detection, and Culture
R. T. Hayden, J. R. Uhl, X. Qian, M. K. Hopkins, M. C. Aubry, A. H. Limper, R. V. Lloyd, F. R. Cockerill
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
Binax and Biotest Legionella Urinary Antigen Kits
Juergen Horn
Bacteriology
Rapid Identification of Clinically RelevantLegionella spp. by Analysis of Transfer DNA Intergenic Spacer Length Polymorphism
Yves De Gheldre, Nicole Maes, François Lo Presti, Jerome Etienne, Marc Struelens
Bacteriology
Isolation of Legionella anisa Using an Amoebic Coculture Procedure
Bernard La Scola, Lyazid Mezi, P. J. Weiller, Didier Raoult
CASE REPORTS
Isolation of Legionella oakridgensisfrom Two Patients with Pleural Effusion Living in the Same Geographical Area
François Lo Presti, Serge Riffard, Sophie Jarraud, Florence Le Gallou, Hervé Richet, François Vandenesch, Jerome Etienne
Bacteriology
Evaluation of the Binax and Biotest Urinary Antigen Kits for Detection of Legionnaires' Disease Due to Multiple Serogroups and Species of Legionella
Robert F. Benson, Patrick W. Tang, Barry S. Fields

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