Timothée Klopfenstein, Souheil Zayet, Samantha Poloni, Vincent Gendrin, Damien Fournier, Jean-Baptiste Vuillemenot, Philippe Selles, Alain Dussaucy, Gaelle Coureau, Marta Avalos-Fernandez, Lynda Toko, Pierre-Yves Royer, Charles-Eric Lavoignet, Bouchra Amari, Marc Puyraveau, Catherine Chirouze
INTRODUCTION: In case of pneumonia, some biological findings are suggestive for Legionnaire's disease (LD) including C-reactive protein (CRP). A low level of CRP is predictive for negative Legionella Urinary-Antigen-Test (L-UAT). METHOD: Observational retrospective study in Nord-Franche-Comté Hospital with external validation in Besançon University Hospital, France which included all adults with L-UAT performed during January 2018 to December 2022. The objective was to determine CRP optimal threshold to predict a L-UAT negative result...
March 26, 2024: European Journal of Clinical Microbiology & Infectious Diseases