Evaluation of PCR, Culture, and Serology for Diagnosis of Chlamydia pneumoniae Respiratory Infections - VERKOOYEN, R. P; WILLEMSE, D; HIEP-VAN CASTEREN, S. C. A. M; JOULANDAN, S. A. M; SNIJDER, R. J; VAN DEN BOSCH, J. M. M; VAN HELDEN, H. P. T; PEETERS, M. F; VERBRUGH, H. A (Journal of Clinical Microbiology, 1998)
Keywords: Adolescent; Adult; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antibodies, Bacterial - blood; Bacterial diseases; Bacterial diseases of the genital system; Biological and medical sciences; Chlamydia Infections - diagnosis; Chlamydiology and Rickettsiology; Chlamydophila pneumoniae - genetics; Chlamydophila pneumoniae - growth & development; Chlamydophila pneumoniae - immunology; Chlamydophila pneumoniae - isolation & purification; Community-Acquired Infections - diagnosis; Complement Fixation Tests; Culture Media; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Evaluation Studies as Topic; Female; Fluorescent Antibody Technique; Human bacterial diseases; Humans; Infectious diseases; Lipopolysaccharides - immunology; Male; Medical sciences; Middle Aged; Pharynx - microbiology; Pneumonia, Bacterial - diagnosis; Polymerase Chain Reaction - methods; Predictive Value of Tests; Prospective Studies; Sensitivity and Specificity; Serologic Tests; Performance evaluation; Human; Lung disease; Chlamydia pneumoniae; Pneumonia; Chlamydiaceae; Respiratory disease; Serology; Infection; Polymerase chain reaction; Bacteriosis; Chlamydiales; Microorganism culture; Bacteria; Chlamydiosis; Diagnosis; Immunofluorescence; ELISA assay; Comparative study