Chlamydophila pneumoniae serology: Cross-reaction with Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection

Journal of Infection and Chemotherapy

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 256-260

  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; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay; False positive reaction; Immunoglobulin M; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Serology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BACTERIUM ISOLATION; CHILD; CHLAMYDIAL PNEUMONIA; CHLAMYDOPHILA PNEUMONIAE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ELNAS PLATE TEST; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROIMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIA; MYCOPLASMA PNEUMONIAE; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SEROLOGY;

EID: 84880703853     PISSN: 1341321X     EISSN: 14377780     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10156-012-0494-4     Document Type: Article

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