Antibody response to the patient's own Haemophilus influenzae isolate can support the aetiology in lower respiratory tract infections

APMIS

Volumn 112, Issue 4-5, 2004, Pages 299-303

  Strålin, Kristoffer ^a   Holmberg, Hans ^a   Olcén, Per ^a  

^a ÖREBRO UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease; Haemophilus influenzae; Indirect immunofluorescence; Pneumonia

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; BACTERIAL COLONIZATION; BACTERIAL STRAIN; BACTERIUM ISOLATE; BLOOD; BLOOD CULTURE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFLUENZA; LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION; MALE; NASOPHARYNX; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPUTUM;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HAEMOPHILUS INFECTIONS; HAEMOPHILUS INFLUENZAE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MALE; PULMONARY DISEASE, CHRONIC OBSTRUCTIVE; RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTIONS; SPUTUM;

EID: 3442895718     PISSN: 09034641     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1600-0463.2004.apm11204-0511.x     Document Type: Article

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