Bacterial antibody assays in the diagnosis of acute lower respiratory tract infection in children

Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 1995, Pages 478-484

  Nohynek, Hanna ^a   Kskola, Juhani ^a   Klkemola, Marjaana ^a   Jalonen, Erja ^a   Saikku, Pekka ^a   Leinonen, Mama ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

Acute lower respiratory tract infection; Antibody; Diagnosis; Enzyme immunoassay; Etiology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORAXELLA CATARRHALIS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; OTITIS MEDIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; UPPER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; INFANT; MALE; MORAXELLA (BRANHAMELLA) CATARRHALIS; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; STREPTOCOCCUS PNEUMONIAE; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0029069072     PISSN: 08913668     EISSN: 15320987     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006454-199506000-00003     Document Type: Article

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