Early neonatal diagnosis of congenital toxoplasmosis: Value of comparative enzyme-linked immunofiltration assay immunological profiles and anti-Toxoplasma gondii immunoglobulin M (IgM) or IgA immunocapture and implications for postnatal therapeutic strategies

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 34, Issue 3, 1996, Pages 579-583

  Pinon, J M ^a,i   Chemla, C ^a   Villena, I ^a   Foudrinier, F ^a   Aubert, D ^a   Puygauthier Toubas, D ^a   Leroux, B ^b   Dupouy, D ^b   Quereux, C ^c   Talmud, M ^d   Trenque, T ^e   Potron, G ^f   Pluot, M ^g   Remy, G ^h   Bonhomme, A ^a  

^a USC Pathogènes Environnement Toxoplasme Arthropodes Réservoirs bioDiversité   (France)

^b Serv de Pediat American Hospital   (France)

^c Gynéco Obstetrique   (France)

^d Services de Ophtalmologie   (France)

^e Hôpitaux Maison Blanche

^f Service de Hématologie   (France)

^g Anatomie Pathologie   (France)

^h REIMS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY; SPIRAMYCIN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 0030022563     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.34.3.579-583.1996     Document Type: Article

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