Reference Values for the SERION classic ELISA for Detecting Legionella pneumophila Antibodies

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 22, Issue 11, 2003, Pages 706-708

  Boshuizen, H C ^a   Den Boer, J W ^b   De Melker, H ^a   Schellekens, J F P ^a   Peeters, M F ^c   Van Vliet, J A ^a   Conyn Van Spaendonck, M A E ^a  

^a NATIONAL INSTITUTE FOR PUBLIC HEALTH AND THE ENVIRONMENT   (Netherlands)

^b Munic Hlth Serv Zuid Kennemerland   (Netherlands)

^c CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REFERENCE VALUE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

AGGLUTINATION TESTS; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; NETHERLANDS; REFERENCE VALUES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 0344082194     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-1033-0     Document Type: Article

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