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==Laboratory Tests== | ==Laboratory Tests== | ||
===Routine Tests=== | ===Routine Tests=== | ||
In routine blood tests findings include the following: | |||
*[[Leukocytosis]] | |||
*[[Eosinophilia]] (in cases of [[eosinophilic pneumonia]]) | |||
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===Sputum Gram Stain and Culture=== | |||
=== | ===Other Laboratory Tests=== | ||
====Urine Antigen Test<small><small><ref name="pmid24856525">{{cite journal| author=Couturier MR, Graf EH, Griffin AT| title=Urine antigen tests for the diagnosis of respiratory infections: legionellosis, histoplasmosis, pneumococcal pneumonia. | journal=Clin Lab Med | year= 2014 | volume= 34 | issue= 2 | pages= 219-36 | pmid=24856525 | doi=10.1016/j.cll.2014.02.002 | pmc= | url=http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/eutils/elink.fcgi?dbfrom=pubmed&tool=sumsearch.org/cite&retmode=ref&cmd=prlinks&id=24856525 }} </ref></small></small>===== | |||
*Used to diagnose [[Legionella]] disease. | |||
*The presence of the antigen in urine can be detected in 24 hours since the onset of the symptoms | |||
*The severity of [[Legionella]] disease increases the sensitivity of the urinary antigen test. | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Overview
Laboratory Tests
Routine Tests
In routine blood tests findings include the following:
- Eosinophilia (in cases of eosinophilic pneumonia)
Sputum Gram Stain and Culture
Other Laboratory Tests
Urine Antigen Test[1]=
- Used to diagnose Legionella disease.
- The presence of the antigen in urine can be detected in 24 hours since the onset of the symptoms
- The severity of Legionella disease increases the sensitivity of the urinary antigen test.
References
- ↑ Couturier MR, Graf EH, Griffin AT (2014). "Urine antigen tests for the diagnosis of respiratory infections: legionellosis, histoplasmosis, pneumococcal pneumonia". Clin Lab Med. 34 (2): 219–36. doi:10.1016/j.cll.2014.02.002. PMID 24856525.