Characterization of a lipoprotein common to Legionella species as a urinary broad-spectrum antigen for diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 7, 2003, Pages 2974-2979

  Kim, Min Ja ^a   Sohn, Jang Wook ^a   Park, Dae Won ^a   Park, Seung Chul ^a   Chun, Byung Chul ^a  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; LIPOPROTEIN; PEPTIDOGLYCAN ASSOCIATED LIPOPROTEIN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIGEN PURIFICATION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EXCRETION; GUINEA PIG; HUMAN; IMMUNIZATION; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MOUSE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY TRACT INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL OUTER MEMBRANE PROTEINS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; ESCHERICHIA COLI PROTEINS; GUINEA PIGS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; LIPOPROTEINS; MALE; PEPTIDOGLYCAN; PROTEOGLYCANS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1; NEGIBACTERIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; SUS SCROFA;

EID: 0037830702     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.7.2974-2979.2003     Document Type: Article

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