Ruling out false-positive urinary Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 and Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen test results by heating urine.
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We report here false-positive urinary Legionella pneumophila serogroup 1 and Streptococcus pneumoniae antigen test results due to rabbit antilymphocyte serum treatment and provide a simple and fast solution to rule them out by heating urine.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Journal of clinical microbiology
دوره 52 12 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2014