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Laboratory methods for case finding in human psittacosis outbreaks: a systematic review.
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2018-08-30
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Title
Laboratory methods for case finding in human psittacosis outbreaks: a systematic review.
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BMC Infect Dis 2018; 18(1):442
Abstract
Psittacosis outbreak investigations require rapid identification of cases in order to trace possible sources and perform public health risk assessments. In recent outbreaks in the Netherlands, such investigations were hampered by the non-specificity of laboratory testing methods to identify human Chlamydia psittaci infections.