Suspected Legionnaires» disease in a patient at Erie County Medical Center prompted testing that found slightly elevated levels of Legionella bacteria in the hospital's water system. (nystateofpolitics.com)
Quantitative real - time PCR (qPCR) DNA - based method specifically for testing Legionella pneumophila in water samples that has the advantage of much greater sensitivity coupled with the potential to provide results in as little as 24 hrs after submission to the lab. (sporometrics.com)
Cuomo, at his press conference, declined to critique the city's response to the Legionnaires» disease outbreak but harshly criticized building owners who had not taken the state up on its offer to provide their properties with free testing for legionella bacteria, saying that their refusal to act could leave them facing legal consequences. (dnainfo.com)