Evaluation of a novel immunoglobulin a capture enzyme immunoassay for diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in renal and heart transplant recipients

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 1997, Pages 653-659

  Rautenberg, P ^a   Fischer, L ^b   Tonnies R ^c   Franke, D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KIEL   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER HAMBURG EPPENDORF   (Germany)

^c MEDAC GMBH   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

CYTOMEGALOVIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; LEUKOCYTE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECIPIENT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; COHORT STUDIES; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; EVALUATION STUDIES; HEART TRANSPLANTATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOCOMPROMISED HOST; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; KIDNEY TRANSPLANTATION; PHOSPHOPROTEINS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIRAL MATRIX PROTEINS;

EID: 0030729907     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01708555     Document Type: Article

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