Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 253-260 , March 2010

Sequential changes of Legionella antigens and bacterial load in the lungs and urines of a mouse model of pneumonia

  • Yu Chen

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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  • Kazuhiro Tateda

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Tel.: +81-3-3762-4151x2396; fax: +81-3-5493-5415.
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  • Kazue Fujita

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Toshiaki Ishii

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
    • ,
  • Yoshikazu Ishii

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
    • ,
  • Soichiro Kimura

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
    • ,
  • Tomoo Saga

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan
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  • Toshimitsu Annaka

      Affiliations

    • Biochemical Research Laboratory, Eiken Chemical Co., Ltd., 143 Nogi, Nogi-machi, Shimotsuga-gun, Tochigi 329-0114, Japan
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  • Shingo Yamada

      Affiliations

    • Shino-Test Corporation, Sagamihara-shi, Kanagawaken 229-0011, Japan
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  • Li Zhao

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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  • Shengqi Li

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory Medicine, Shengjing Hospital, China Medical University, Shenyang 110004, China
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  • Arata Azuma

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Akihiko Gemma

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
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  • Shoji Kudoh

      Affiliations

    • Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Infectious Diseases, and Oncology, Department of Internal Medicine, Nippon Medical School, Tokyo, Japan
    • ,
  • Keizo Yamaguchi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases, Toho University School of Medicine, Tokyo 143-8540, Japan

Received 19 August 2009 ,Accepted 3 November 2009.

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doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2009.11.001

Diagnostic Microbiology & Infectious Disease
Volume 66, Issue 3 , Pages 253-260 , March 2010

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