Evaluation of an automated complement-fixation test (Seramat) for diagnosis of acute respiratory infections caused by viruses and atypical bacteria

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 220-223

  de Ory, F ^a   Guisasola, M E ^a   Coccola, F ^b   Tellez A ^a   Echevarria J M ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE SALUD CARLOS III   (Spain)

^b Diesse   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute respiratory infection; Antibodies; Atypical bacteria; Complement fixation test; Diagnosis; Viruses

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADENOVIRUS; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CHLAMYDIA; CLINICAL LABORATORY; COMPLEMENT FIXATION TEST; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXIELLA BURNETII; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SCREENING TEST; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ADENOVIRIDAE; CHLAMYDIA; COXIELLA; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MYCOPLASMA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE;

EID: 1642370036     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1198-743X.2004.00756.x     Document Type: Article

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