Comparison of radioimmunoassay and enzyme immunoassay kits for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in both concentrated and nonconcentrated urine samples

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 1627-1629

  Dominguez J A ^a   Matas, L ^a   Manterola, J M ^a   Blavia, R ^a   Sopena, N ^a   Belda, F J ^a   Padilla, E ^a   Gimenez M ^a   Sabria M ^a   Morera, J ^a   Ausina, V ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; SEROCONVERSION; URINALYSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1;

EID: 0040756575     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.6.1627-1629.1997     Document Type: Article

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