Sero diagnosis of Legionella infection in community acquired pneumonia

Indian Journal of Medical Research

Volumn 131, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 92-96

  Javed, Sabah ^a   Chaudhry, Rama ^a   Passi, Kapil ^a   Sharma, Sutikshan ^a   Padmaja, K ^a   Dhawan, Benu ^a   Dey, A B ^a  

^a ALL INDIA INSTITUTE OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (India)

Author keywords

Antigenuria; Community acquired pneumonia; ELISA; Immunoglobulins; Legionella pneumophila

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INDIA; INFANT; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; LUNG LAVAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NASOPHARYNGEAL ASPIRATION; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SCHOOL CHILD; SERODIAGNOSIS; SPUTUM SMEAR; TERTIARY HEALTH CARE; URINALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; SEROLOGIC TESTS; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 76149110819     PISSN: 09715916     EISSN: 09715916     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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