Diagnosis of Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease by micro-immunofluorescence and ELISA

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 11, 1997, Pages 959-964

  Verkooyen, R P ^a   Van Lent, N A ^a   Mousavi Joulandan, S A ^b   Snijder, R J ^c   Van Den Bosch, J M ^c   Van Helden, H P ^d   Verbrugh, H A ^a  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b DEPARTMENT OF SURGERY   (Netherlands)

^c Department of Pulmonary Diseases ^*

^d ST ANTONIUS HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE LUNG DISEASE; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; SEROLOGY; SEROPREVALENCE;

EID: 0030819226     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/00222615-46-11-959     Document Type: Article

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