Detection of antibodies to Legionella

Manual of Molecular and Clinical Laboratory Immunology: 7th edition

Volumn , Issue , 2022, Pages 468-476

  Edelstein, Paul H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Blocking antigen; Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA); Indirect immunofluorescent antibody (IFA); L. pneumophila; Legionnaires' disease

Indexed keywords

EID: 85182971700     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1128/9781555815905.ch55     Document Type: Chapter

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