Evaluation of two new immunochromatographic assays (rapid U legionella antigen test and SD bioline legionella antigen test) for detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 44, Issue 8, 2006, Pages 2991-2993

  Diederen, Bram M W ^a   Peeters, Marcel F ^a  

^a CPRLab   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1 ANTIGEN; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; URINALYSIS;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CHROMATOGRAPHY, AFFINITY; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1;

EID: 33747196713     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00799-06     Document Type: Article

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