Rapid diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease by urinary antigen detection: Comparison of ELISA and radioimmunoassay

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was developed to detect urinary antigen excreted by patients with Legionnaires' disease. Of 47 patients tested, antigen was detected in 39. Of these 39 specimens, 35 gave clearly positive results by visual analysis; four others required spectrophotometric ve...

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Veröffentlicht in:	The American journal of medicine 1982-01, Vol.72 (4), p.576-582
Hauptverfasser:	Sathapatayavongs, Boonmee, Kohler, Richard B., Wheat, L.Joseph, White, Arthur, Winn, Washington C., Girod, John C., Edelstein, Paul H.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antigens, Bacterial - urine Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Humans Legionella - immunology Legionnaires' Disease - diagnosis Legionnaires' Disease - immunology Legionnaires' Disease - urine Radioimmunoassay - methods
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