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Are Oropharyngeal Swabs Suitable as Samples for Legionella-Specific PCR Testing?

In a recent study by McDonough et al., a Legionella cluster was identified through retrospective PCR analysis of 240 throat swab samples from cases of pneumonia among young and otherwise healthy U.S. military recruits ([4][1]). Results were confirmed by sequence analysis. No diagnostic evidence

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