Evaluation of the SAS Legionella Test, a new immunochromatographic assay for the detection of Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 13, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 86-88

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

^a Microvida Laboratory for Medical Microbiology and Immunology   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Evaluation; Legionella pneumophila; SASLegionella Test; Urinaryantigen test

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL INFECTION; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS; IMMUNOLOGICAL PROCEDURES; IMMUNOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; URINE;

LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA SEROGROUP 1;

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BIOLOGICAL MARKER;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CHROMATOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMMUNOLOGIC TESTS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33845326446     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01587.x     Document Type: Article

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