Current status of laboratory diagnosis of Chlamydia pneumoniae and Chlamydia psittaci

Clinical Microbiology Newsletter

Volumn 23, Issue 14, 2001, Pages 107-111

  Hammerschlag, Margaret R ^a  

^a SUNY Downstate Medical Center   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CHLAMYDOPHILA PSITTACI; CHRONIC DISEASE; COMPLEMENT FIXATION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; REVIEW; SEROLOGY; STANDARDIZATION; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0035878878     PISSN: 01964399     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0196-4399(01)89040-1     Document Type: Article

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