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Zentralbl Bakteriol Mikrobiol Hyg A Med Mikrobiol Infekt Parasitol
; 255(1): 44-7, 1983 Jul.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-6637233
ABSTRACT
The ELA-IgM antibody test as used in viral diseases can also be applied to infections with Legionella pneumophila and is yielding similar results as the IgM determination by immunofluorescence. Complement-fixation and microagglutination are yielding also positive results in IgM-positive sera. IgM antibodies appear relative late after beginning of the disease and are persisting for several months. There is evidence that IgM antibodies as detected by the use of a Legionella pneumophila antigen are also cross-reacting to a number of other antigens.