Evaluation of serological tests for diagnosis of Chlamydophila pneumoniae pneumonia in patients with nursing and healthcare-associated pneumonia

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 249-255

  Miyashita, Naoyuki ^a   Akaike, Hiroto ^a   Teranishi, Hideto ^a   Kawai, Yasuhiro ^a   Ouchi, Kazunobu ^a   Kato, Tadashi ^a   Hayashi, Toshikiyo ^a   Okimoto, Niro ^a  

^a KAWASAKI MEDICAL SCHOOL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Chlamydophila pneumoniae; Elderly; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; False positive; Immunoglobulin M; Nursing and healthcare associated pneumonia

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHLAMYDIAL PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNITY HOSPITAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE CLASSIFICATION; ELNAS PLATE TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LIMIT OF DETECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROIMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; NURSING AND HEALTH CARE ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA; PNEUMONIA; RELIABILITY; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL;

EID: 84880700694     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-012-0491-7     Document Type: Article

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