Assessment of enzyme immunoassay versus radioimmunoassay for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in frozen urine specimens

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 10, 1996, Pages 2628-2629

  Chang, Feng Yee ^a,b   Stout, Janet E ^a   Yu, Victor L ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

^b TRI SERVICE GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^c VETERANS AFFAIRS MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; URINALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1;

EID: 0029845942     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.10.2628-2629.1996     Document Type: Article

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