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Chlamydia
Research on chlamydia published by F. Gouriet et al
February 3rd, 2009
According to recent research from Marseille, France, "The aetiological diagnosis of pneumonia depends largely on culture-, antigen- or PCR-based tests. Atypical agents of pneumonia include Coxiella burnetii, Chlamydophila pneumoniae, Chlamydia psittaci, Legionella pneumophila, Francisella tularensis and Mycoplasma pneumoniae." "In these cases, serological tests are commonly used for diagnosis. All of the above species were comparatively screened for by using the InoDiag multiplexed automatic immunofluorescence assay and established reference techniques. The InoDiag assay required 5 mu L of serum, took 76 min per serum sample, and required an incubator, a fluorescence...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-02-03)
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