Evaluation of six commercial kits for detection of human immunoglobulin M antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 12, 1997, Pages 3112-3115

  Wilson, Marianna ^a,d   Remington, Jack S ^b   Clavet, Charles ^c   Varney, George ^c   Press, Cynthia ^b   Ware, Doris ^a   Herman, Carol L ^c   Shively, Roxanne G ^c   Simms, Thomas E ^c   Hansen, Sharon ^c   Gaffey, Claudia M ^c   Nutter, Cathy D ^c   Langone, John J ^c   McCracken, Jack ^c   Staples, Broden ^c  

^a NATL CENTER FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^b PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^c CENTER FOR DRUG EVALUATION AND RESEARCH   (United States)

^d CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL AND PREVENTION   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0030657101     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.12.3112-3115.1997     Document Type: Article

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