Cross-reaction to Legionella pneumophila antigen in sera with elevated titers to Pseudomonas pseudomallei
- 31 December 1979
- journal article
- research article
- Published by American Society for Microbiology in Journal of Clinical Microbiology
- Vol. 11 (1), 27-29
- https://doi.org/10.1128/jcm.11.1.27-29.1980
Abstract
A significantly greater incidence (P < 0.005) of L. pneumophila microagglutination titers of >EQ 32 was found in [human] sera with elevated titers to P. pseudomallei as compared with sera with negative titers for P. pseudomallei antibodies. The greater incidence of L. pneumophila titers in these sera suggests that L. pneumophila and P. pseudomallei share an antigen. The incidence of L. pneumophila microagglutination titers of .gtoreq. 32 in sera with elevated titers to Brucella abortus or Francisella tularensis is not statistically significant.This publication has 9 references indexed in Scilit:
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