Evaluation of a commercial test for antibodies to the Chlamydial lipopolysaccharide (Medac(TM)) for serodiagnosis of acute infections by Chlamydia pneumoniae (TWAR) and Chlamydia psittaci

APMIS

Volumn 108, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 131-138

  Persson, Kenneth ^a   Haidl, Sven ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chlamydia; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Serology

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0034009714     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1034/j.1600-0463.2000.d01-36.x     Document Type: Article

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