Comparison of the binax Legionella urinary antigen enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with the biotest Legionella urin antigen EIA for detection of Legionella antigen in both concentrated and nonconcentrated urine samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 36, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 2718-2722

  Dominguez J A ^a   Gali N ^a   Pedroso, P ^a   Fargas, A ^a   Padilla, E ^a   Manterola, J M ^a   Matas, L ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS;

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

EID: 0031823694     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.36.9.2718-2722.1998     Document Type: Article

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