Improvement in establishing the period of rubella virus primary infection using a mild protein denaturant

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 66, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 109-112

  Condorelli, F ^a   Stivala, A ^a   Gallo, R ^a   Musumeci, E ^a   Scata M C ^a   Strano, L ^a   Pennisi, M ^a   Russo, G ^a   Castro, A ^a   Scalia, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

6 M urea; EIA; IgG avidity; Primary infection date determination; Rubella virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; PREGNANCY COMPLICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROTEIN DENATURATION; RUBELLA; TIME FACTORS; UREA;

RUBELLA VIRUS;

EID: 0030848165     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(97)02215-5     Document Type: Article

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