Comparison of polymerase chain reaction and two urinary antigen detection kits for detecting Legionella in clinical samples

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 221-223

  Koide, M ^a   Higa, F ^a   Tateyama, M ^a   Sakugawa, H ^a   Saito, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF THE RYUKYUS   (Japan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ADULT; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ELECTROIMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MALE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY ANTIGEN TEST;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; DNA, BACTERIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RADIOIMMUNOASSAY; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REFERENCE VALUES; SAMPLING STUDIES; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 1842689025     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-003-1072-6     Document Type: Article

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