Prevalence of antibodies in response to Legionella species, analysis of a healthy population from Jeollanam-do Province, Korea

Journal of Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 160-164

  Lee, Hae Kyung ^a   Woo, Mi Kyeong ^a   Ju, Yong In ^a   Baek, Soo Jin ^a   Song, Hyeon Je ^b   Choi, Jin Su ^c   Kweon, Sun Seog ^d   Jeon, Doo Young ^e   Kang, Yeon Ho ^a  

^a Korea National Institute of Health   (South Korea)

^b Gwangju Health College University   (South Korea)

^c Chonnam National University Medical School   (South Korea)

^d Chonnam National University Hwasun Hospital and Medical School   (South Korea)

^e Jeollanam do Institute of Health and Environment   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Antibody; Healthy population; Korea; Legionella species

Indexed keywords

BACTERIUM ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD; CHILD; EPIDEMIOLOGY; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HEALTH; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; KOREA; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CHILD; FEMALE; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HEALTH; HUMANS; KOREA; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PREVALENCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES;

LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA LONGBEACHAE; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA;

EID: 45249085500     PISSN: 12258873     EISSN: 12258873     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12275-007-0181-9     Document Type: Article

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