Are IgG antibody avidity assays useful in the diagnosis of infectious diseases? A review

Microbios

Volumn 87, Issue 351, 1996, Pages 113-121

  Gutierrez J ^a   Maroto, C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRANADA   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avidity; Diagnosis; IgG antibodies

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; REVIEW; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; COMMUNICABLE DISEASES; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0030346272     PISSN: 00262633     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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