Diagnosis of Legionella infection in Legionnaires' disease

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 871-878

  Den Boer, J W ^b   Yzerman, E P F ^a  

^a Laboratory of Public Health Haarlem   (Netherlands)

^b Municipal Health Service Kennemerland   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL DNA;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; BACILLI; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LABORATORY TEST; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; MICROBIOLOGY; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; URINE;

EID: 12144253974     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1248-8     Document Type: Review

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