SEROLOGICAL CROSS-REACTION BETWEEN LEGIONELLA-PNEUMOPHILA AND CITROBACTER-FREUNDII IN INDIRECT IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE AND RAPID MICROAGGLUTINATION TESTS

被引:10
作者
GRAY, JJ
WARD, KN
WARREN, RE
FARRINGTON, M
机构
关键词
LEGIONNAIRES-DISEASE; DIAGNOSIS; SEROGROUP-1; ANTIGEN; TITERS;
D O I
10.1128/JCM.29.1.200-201.1991
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
We describe the first case in which a diagnostic rise in titers of antibody to formalinized Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 yolk sac antigen was shown to be caused by a cross-reaction between L. pneumophila and another organism, Citrobacter freundii.
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页码:200 / 201
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