Comparison of two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays with an immunofluorescence assay for detection of Legionella pneumophila types 1 to 6

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 3060-3063

  Malan, Annette K ^a   Martins, Thomas B ^a   Jaskowski, Troy D ^a   Hill, Harry R ^a,b   Litwin, Christine M ^a,b  

^a ARUP LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF UTAH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BIOASSAY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TITRIMETRY;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NEGIBACTERIA; ZEUS;

EID: 0037493105     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.3060-3063.2003     Document Type: Article

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