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ArticleJournal of clinical microbiology2007

Multicenter comparison of molecular methods for detection of Legionella spp. in sputum samples.

M A Bencini, A J C van den Brule, E C J Claas, M H A Hermans, W J G Melchers, G T Noordhoek, M M M Salimans, J Schirm, C Vink, A van der Zee and 1 more

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Article in Journal of clinical microbiology, 2007. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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0cells of the map it votes in
4citing papers in PubMed
0.9field-weighted citation impact, top 27% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

4 citing papers in PubMed, 19 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

11 authors at 10 institutions in 1 country.

M A BenciniRegional Public Health Laboratory Kennemerland, Boerhaavelaan 26, 2035 RC Haarlem, The Netherlands.
A J C van den Brule
E C J Claas
M H A Hermans
W J G Melchers
G T Noordhoek
M M M Salimans
J Schirm
C Vink
A van der Zee
R Jansen
Spaarne Gasthuis · NLElisabeth-TweeSteden Ziekenhuis · NLFriesland College · NLJeroen Bosch Ziekenhuis · NLLeiden University Medical Center · NLMaastricht University Medical Centre · NLMeander Medisch Centrum · NLPAMM · NLRadboud University Nijmegen · NLUniversity of Groningen · NL

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Legionellosis can be diagnosed by PCR using sputum samples. In this report, the methods of nine laboratories for 12 sputum samples with Legionella pneumophila and Legionella longbeachae are compared. We conclude that (i) liquefaction prevents PCR inhibition, (ii) the employed mip gene PCRs detected L. pneumophila only, and (iii) the 16S rRNA gene PCR detected both Legionella species and is preferred for the diagnosis of legionellosis.

Indexed as

HumansLegionella longbeachaeLegionella pneumophilaLegionellosisPolymerase Chain ReactionRNA, Ribosomal, 16SSputumRNA, Ribosomal, 16S

Identifiers

PMID17670926
PMCPMC2045317
OpenAlexW2125184272

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