Serology of Legionnaires disease: comparison of indirect fluorescent antibody, immune adherence hemagglutination, and indirect hemagglutination tests.
Publication/Presentation Date
12-1-1979
Abstract
An immune adherence hemagglutination (IAHA) test for the measurement of antibodies to Legionella pneumophila was developed and evaluated for the diagnosis of Legionnaires disease. Its sensitivity was compared to that of the indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) test and a recently developed indirect hemagglutination (IHA) test. The sensitivity of the three tests appeared to be similar, with the IFA test giving slightly higher titers. Both the IHA and IAHA tests appear useful for the serodiagnosis of Legionnaires disease; the IAHA test has the advantage that it can be used with many other serological antigens.
Volume
10
Issue
6
First Page
876
Last Page
879
ISSN
0095-1137
Published In/Presented At
Lennette, D. A., Lennette, E. T., Wentworth, B. B., French, M. L., & Lattimer, G. L. (1979). Serology of Legionnaires disease: comparison of indirect fluorescent antibody, immune adherence hemagglutination, and indirect hemagglutination tests. Journal of clinical microbiology, 10(6), 876–879. https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.10.6.876-879.1979
Disciplines
Medicine and Health Sciences
PubMedID
391816
Department(s)
Department of Medicine
Document Type
Article