Diagnosis of Legionnaires' disease by radioimmunoassay of Legionella antigen in pleural fluid.
We describe a case of culture-proven Legionnaires' disease (serogroup 1) in which a rapid diagnosis was made by detection of Legionella antigen in pleural fluid by use of the Binax radioimmunoassay for urine.
Oliverio
M J
MJ
School of Medicine, West Virginia University, Morgantown 26506.
Fisher
M A
MA
Vickers
R M
RM
Yu
V L
VL
Menon
A
A
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007875:Legionella / Q000276:immunology*; D007877:Legionnaires' Disease / Q000175:diagnosis*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000382:microbiology*; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
D000942:Antigens, Bacterial