Comparison of Binax Legionella Urinary Antigen EIA kit with Binax RIA Urinary Antigen kit for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 1996, Pages 1579-1580

  Hackman, Barbara A ^a   Plouffe, Joseph F ^a   Benson, Robert F ^b   Fields, Barry S ^b   Breiman, Robert F ^b  

^a THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY WEXNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; EPIDEMIC; HOSPITAL LABORATORY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS;

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

EID: 0029998390     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.6.1579-1580.1996     Document Type: Article

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