kina

I understand that, but... "During pneumonia, one can detect Legionella DNA in blood and urine samples, but I can not really explain to myself, how it gets there." So HOW does it get there? Thanks for trying

I agree. You ned to isolate DNA first to remove inhibitors. But that still does not help me with my question...

I actually meant Legionella DNA only. During pneumonia, one can detect Legionella DNA in blood and urine samples, but I can not really explain to myself, how it gets there. It probably has something to do with the immune system, degradation of bacterial cells within macrophages, kidney blood filtering... It is probably the same with other pneumonia-causing bacteria, as PCR is also used to detect their DNA in this samples. I am searching for an article about it, but I can not seem to find it. Thank you for your aditional help kina

Hello, I have a question regarding Legionella infections… How does Legionella DNA end up in blood and urin? Do you know of any articles on this? Thank you kina