Multicenter evaluation of a fluorometric enzyme immunocapture assay to detect toxoplasma-specific immunoglobulin M in dried blood filter paper specimens from newborns

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 12, 1996, Pages 3147-3150

  Eaton, Roger B ^a   Petersen, Eskild ^b   Seppänen, Helena ^c   Tuuminen, Tamara ^c  

^a New England Reg Newborn S   (United States)

^b STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^c Thermo Fisher Scientific Oy   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BLOOD FILTER; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FLUOROMETRY; HUMAN; INFANT; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0029912836     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.12.3147-3150.1996     Document Type: Article

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