Evaluation of three immunoehromatographie assays for detection of legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 antigen in urine samples

Revista Espanola de Quimioterapia

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2009, Pages 207-209

  Munoz M J ^a   Martinez Toldos M C ^a   Yague G ^a   Segovia, M ^a  

^a HOSPITAL GENERAL UNIVERSITARIO REINA SOFÍA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Antigen; Detection and immunochromatographic test; Legionella pneumophila; Urine sample

Indexed keywords

ANTIGEN; BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; BINAX NOW LEGIONELLA ANTIGEN TEST; CHROMATOGRAPHY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SAS LEGIONELLA ANTIGEN TEST; UNI GOLD LEGIONELLA ANTIGEN TEST; URINALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; IMMUNOLOGY; SPAIN; URINE;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMICS; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHEMISTRY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; SPAIN;

EID: 77956456164     PISSN: 02143429     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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