Legionella pneumophila urinary antigen subtyping using monoclonal antibodies as a tool for epidemiological investigations

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 31, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 1673-1677

  Helbig, J H ^a   Jacobs, E ^a   Luck C ^a  

^a DRESDEN UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL ANTIGEN; BACTERIUM LIPOPOLYSACCHARIDE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; BACTERIUM ANTIBODY; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM IDENTIFICATION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROBABILITY; STRAIN IDENTIFICATION; URINALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; CLASSIFICATION; EPIDEMIOLOGY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; METHODOLOGY; MICROBIOLOGY; URINE;

ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTIBODIES, MONOCLONAL; ANTIGENS, BACTERIAL; BACTERIAL TYPING TECHNIQUES; EPIDEMIOLOGIC METHODS; HUMANS; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; URINE;

EID: 84865586989     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: 14354373     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-011-1492-7     Document Type: Article

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