Reply to Boethel et al

Affiliations

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Otago Microbiology Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories.
² Microbiology Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories.
³ Microbiology Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories Department of Infectious Diseases, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
⁴ Department of Pathology, University of Otago Department of Infectious Diseases, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.

Comment

David R Murdoch et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2014.

. 2014 Nov 15;59(10):1506.

doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu608. Epub 2014 Jul 29.

¹ Department of Pathology, University of Otago Microbiology Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories.
² Microbiology Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories.
³ Microbiology Unit, Canterbury Health Laboratories Department of Infectious Diseases, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.
⁴ Department of Pathology, University of Otago Department of Infectious Diseases, Christchurch Hospital, Christchurch, New Zealand.

No abstract available

Comment on

Impact of routine systematic polymerase chain reaction testing on case finding for Legionnaires' disease: a pre-post comparison study.
Murdoch DR, Podmore RG, Anderson TP, Barratt K, Maze MJ, French KE, Young SA, Chambers ST, Werno AM. Murdoch DR, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2013 Nov;57(9):1275-81. doi: 10.1093/cid/cit504. Epub 2013 Jul 29. Clin Infect Dis. 2013. PMID: 23899682
Caution is needed concerning location of legionella testing, as 1 size (method) does not fit all.
Boethel CD, Ghamande SA, Fader RC, Arroliga AC. Boethel CD, et al. Clin Infect Dis. 2014 Nov 15;59(10):1505. doi: 10.1093/cid/ciu605. Epub 2014 Jul 29. Clin Infect Dis. 2014. PMID: 25073891 No abstract available.