Record Status This is a bibliographic record of a published health technology assessment from a member of INAHTA. No evaluation of the quality of this assessment has been made for the HTA database. Citation Ghazipura M. Usefulness of urinary antigen testing for Legionella in the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia: a rapid review. Toronto: Health Quality Ontario (HQO). Rapid Review. 2013 Authors' objectives This aim of this rapid review was to assess the sensitivity and specificity of urinary antigen testing for Legionella to determine its usefulness in treating patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP).
Authors' conclusions On the basis of a SR evaluating the sensitivity and specificity of urinary antigen testing for Legionella in patients with CAP, the following conclusions were reached:
Low quality evidence indicated that urinary antigen testing for Legionella had high specificity.
Low quality evidence indicated that urinary antigen testing for Legionella had a lower sensitivity, especially when the quality of the individual studies was taken into account. Indexing Status Subject indexing assigned by CRD MeSH Antigens, Bacterial; Community-Acquired Infections; Legionellas; Urine Language Published English Country of organisation Canada English summary An English language summary is available. Address for correspondence Evidence Development and Standards, Health Quality Ontario, 130 Bloor Street West, 10th floor, Toronto, Ontario Canada M5S 1N5 Email: EDSinfo@hqontario.ca AccessionNumber 32014001053 Date abstract record published 09/09/2014 |