Investigation of atypical bacteria and virus antigens in respiratory tract infections by use if an immunofluorescence method

Japanese Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 57, Issue 2, 2004, Pages 33-36

  Kaygusuz, Sedat ^b   Köksal, Iftihar ^a   Aydin, Kemalettin ^a   Çaylan, Rahmet ^a  

^a KIRIKKALE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

^b KARADENIZ TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ADENOVIRUS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CHILD; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CLINICAL PRACTICE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFLUENZA VIRUS A; INFLUENZA VIRUS B; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NASOPHARYNX; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 1; PARAINFLUENZA VIRUS 2; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL PNEUMOVIRUS; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SPUTUM ANALYSIS; SYMPTOMATOLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; BACTERIAL INFECTIONS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, DIRECT; HUMANS; INFANT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPUTUM; TURKEY; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 2542437781     PISSN: 13446304     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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