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Community-acquired pneumonia

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  • urine for Legionella antigen c

Why?

  • Urine Legionella antigen is the most sensitive test for detecting Legionella (sensitivity: 80%: 95% CI 68% to 92%) c

 

Expiry date: July 2003
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Author   CM   Ball
Reviewer   M   Kamei
CAT Writers   C   Ball , CJ   Wotton , B   Phillips