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Dear Doctor: The surprising reason your Legionella test can come back negative even when you actually have it

A patient with bilateral pneumonia and other clinical markers was told negative urine tests don't tell the whole story amid a ...

Dear Doctor: Why a negative Legionella test doesn’t always mean you’re in the clear

The urine test for Legionella isn’t perfect. It detects 70% to 80% of only one of the several serogroups of Legionella ...

Dr. Roach: Could you have Legionella despite negative tests?

Dr. Keith Roach explains why standard urine tests for Legionella pneumonia can sometimes produce false negatives.

Dear Doctor: I had all the signs of Legionella serious infection. Why were my tests negative?

Dear Doctor Roach: I was recently admitted to the hospital with pneumonia in both lungs. Given the recent outbreak of ...
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Dear Doctor: Hospitalized with pneumonia during a Legionella outbreak — was it a misdiagnosis?

A doctor explains why conflicting lab results complicated one patient's pneumonia diagnosis during a recent outbreak.

Dear Doctor: My pneumonia tests came back negative for Legionella, but the doctor isn’t so sure

Dear Doctor Roach: I was recently admitted to the hospital with pneumonia in both lungs. Given the recent outbreak of ...
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What Is a Chemical Stress Test?

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Is There a Summer COVID Surge? With Cases Rising in Most States, Watch for These Symptoms

Although foodborne illnesses have been in the spotlight all summer, another highly contagious virus is spreading rapidly in the United States: coronavirus. After a long lull, COVID-19 cases are on the ...