Comparison of the sensitivity of the Legionella urinary antigen EIA kits from Binax and Biotest with urine from patients with infections caused by less common serogroups and subgroups of Legionella

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 28, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 817-820

  Olsen, C W ^a   Elverdal, P ^a   Jorgensen C S ^a   Uldum, S A ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; URINALYSIS; URINARY ANTIGEN ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONELLOSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINE;

EID: 67349224666     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-008-0697-x     Document Type: Article

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