Chlamydia pneumoniae serology: Interlaboratory variation in microimmunofluorescence assay results

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 181, Issue 6 SUPPL. 3, 2000, Pages

  Peeling, Rosanna W ^a   Wang, San Pin ^b   Grayston, J Thomas ^b   Blasi, Francesco ^c   Boman, Jens ^d   Clad, Andreas ^g   Freidank, Heike ^g   Gaydos, Charlotte A ^h   Gnarpe, Judy ^e   Hagiwara, Toshikatsu ⁱ   Jones, Robert B ^j   Orfila, Jeanne ^k   Persson, Kenneth ^f   Puolakkainen, Mirja ^l   Saikku, Pekka ^m   Schachter, Julius ⁿ  

^a LAB CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^d UMEÅ UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^e GÄVLE HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^f LUND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^g UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^h JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

ⁱ NATIONAL INSTITUTE OF INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (Japan)

^j INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^k AMIENS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^l UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^m NATIONAL PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Finland)

ⁿ UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

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Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY TITER; CHLAMYDIASIS; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONFERENCE PAPER; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0034100062     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315603     Document Type: Conference Paper

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