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ArticlePathogens (Basel, Switzerland)2026

Can Digital PCR Enhance the Detection of

Fabiola Mancini, Enza Bruna Bonazza, Antonino Bella, Antonietta Girolamo, Massimo Mentasti, Maria Luisa Ricci, Maria Scaturro

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Article in Pathogens (Basel, Switzerland), 2026. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Not yet cited in PubMed.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors.

Fabiola ManciniDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0003-1377-178X
Enza Bruna BonazzaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Antonino BellaDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.ORCID 0000-0002-6615-4227
Antonietta GirolamoDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Massimo MentastiPublic Health Wales NHS Trust, Cardiff CF10 4BZ, UK.
Maria Luisa RicciDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.
Maria ScaturroDepartment of Infectious Diseases, Istituto Superiore di Sanità, 00161 Rome, Italy.

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

The laboratory diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease (LD) remains a significant challenge due to the limitations of current methods. Most LD cases are diagnosed through the detection of

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Legionella pneumophilaLegionnaires' DiseaseMolecular Diagnostic TechniquesPolymerase Chain ReactionReal-Time Polymerase Chain ReactionDNA, BacterialHumansSensitivity and SpecificityDNA, Bacterialculturediagnosisdigital PCRLegionella pneumophilaLegionnaires’ diseaseqPCRUAT

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PMID42796757
PMCPMC13610549

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