Behaviour of IgG antibody avidity for the antigen and of IgA antibody in active cytomegalovirus, Epstein-Barr virus, herpes simplex virus and human herpes virus 6 infections. Adaptation of a commercial test

Journal of Infection

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 25-30

  Gutierrez J ^a,b   Rodriguez M ^a   Maroto, M C ^a   Piedrola G ^a   Peiron J ^a  

^a HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO SAN CECILIO   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMPLEX; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; PREDICTION; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0030817580     PISSN: 01634453     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0163-4453(97)90881-1     Document Type: Article

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