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Journal of Clinical Pathology 1982;35:657-660; doi:10.1136/jcp.35.6.657
Copyright © 1982 by the BMJ Publishing Group Ltd & Association of Clinical Pathologists.

An ELISA test for the detection of antibodies to Legionella pneumophila.

T G Wreghitt, J Nagington, J Gray

An enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test has been developed to detect antibodies to Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1. There is good correlation between indirect fluorescent antibody (IFA) and ELISA titres but ELISA is more sensitive.


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