Immunochromatic kits Xpect Legionella and BinaxNOW Legionella for detection of Legionella pneumophila urinary antigen have low sensitivities for the diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease

Journal of Medical Microbiology

Volumn 61, Issue 2, 2012, Pages 213-217

  Svarrer, Christina Wiid ^a   Lück, Christian ^b   Elverdal, Pernille Landsbo ^a   Uldum, Søren A ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN;

ARTICLE; BACTERIUM CULTURE; BACTERIUM DETECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOAFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; URINALYSIS;

ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; CLINICAL LABORATORY TECHNIQUES; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 84855914237     PISSN: 00222615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1099/jmm.0.035014-0     Document Type: Article

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