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ArticleMicroorganisms2025

PCR-Based

Markus Petzold, Nicole Zacharias, Sarah Uhle, Laurine Kieper, Nico Tom Mutters, Thomas Kistemann, Christiane Schreiber

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Article in Microorganisms, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

0numbers the graph read from it
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1citing papers in PubMed
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1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

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

1 citing paper in PubMed.

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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Markus PetzoldInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden University of Technology, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0000-0001-6622-5550
Nicole ZachariasInstitute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany.
Sarah UhleInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden University of Technology, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.
Laurine KieperInstitute of Medical Microbiology and Virology, University Hospital Dresden, Dresden University of Technology, Fetscherstraße 74, 01307 Dresden, Germany.ORCID 0009-0006-2926-4212
Nico Tom MuttersInstitute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-0156-9595
Thomas KistemannInstitute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany.ORCID 0000-0002-3306-7100
Christiane SchreiberInstitute for Hygiene and Public Health, University Hospital Bonn, Venusberg-Campus 1, 53127 Bonn, Germany.

Funding

German Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Climate Action BMWK 03ET1234 A-D
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Pathogens in water systems pose potential health risks. Several countries provide guidelines and risk management strategies for clean water systems. Regarding legionellae, culture-based methods are still the gold standard, whereas molecular methods such as quantitative real-time PCR (qPCR) are controversially discussed among experts as an alternative. It remains questionable as to whether monitoring by qPCR contributes to sustainable water hygiene and effective health prevention. Drinking water samples from 101 buildings were culture-based analyzed to determine the legionellae concentration, along with qPCR tests. The negative predictive values for

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culturedrinking waterhygieneLegionellamonitoringqPCR

Identifiers

PMID40572199
PMCPMC12195026

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