Persistent rubella‐specific IgM reactivity in the absence of recent primary rubella and rubella reinfection

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1992, Pages 188-192

  Thomas, H I J ^a   Morgan Capner P ^a   Roberts, A ^a   Hesketh, L ^a  

^a ROYAL PRESTON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

avidity; persistent IgM; rubella

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; NONHUMAN; PERSISTENT VIRUS INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SERUM;

ANIMAL; ANTIBODIES, HETEROPHILE; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; ENTEROVIRUS B, HUMAN; HEPATOVIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; RHEUMATOID FACTOR; RUBELLA VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 0026533148     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: 10969071     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/jmv.1890360308     Document Type: Article

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