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Legionella
leigonella
Question | Answer |
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What are the most suitable specimens to culture legionella? | Lung tissue, Transtracheal aspirates, & pleural fluid |
What is the major drug of choice to treat legionella? | Erythromycin |
What agar is best suited to grow this organism? | Buffered Charcoal Yeast Extract agar with CO2. |
Name the rapid diagnostic test for diagnosing legionella? | Direct Fluorescent Antibody test |
True or False: Legionella is catalase positive, oxidase positive, & does not utilize carbohydrates. | True |