Application of a lateral flow test as an additional serological tool for diagnosis of Legionella infections

Journal of Microbiological Methods

Volumn 96, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 12-15

  Jørgensen, Charlotte S ^a   Uldum, Søren A ^b   Elverdal, Pernille L ^a  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b Statens Serum Instutut ^*  (Denmark)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Legionella; Serological diagnostic

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; AFFINITY CHROMATOGRAPHY; AGED; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; BLOOD CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC TEST ACCURACY STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; LATERAL FLOW TEST; LEGIONELLA; LEGIONNAIRE DISEASE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; ONSET AGE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; SERODIAGNOSIS; URINALYSIS; URINARY ANTIGEN TEST;

ANTIBODIES; LEGIONELLA; SEROLOGICAL DIAGNOSTIC;

ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BACTERIOLOGICAL TECHNIQUES; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOCHROMATOGRAPHY; LEGIONELLA PNEUMOPHILA; LEGIONNAIRES' DISEASE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED;

EID: 84887729097     PISSN: 01677012     EISSN: 18728359     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.mimet.2013.10.021     Document Type: Article

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