Value of cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG avidity index for the diagnosis of primary CMV infection in pregnant women

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 175, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 944-946

  Grangeot Keros, Liliane ^a   Mayaux, Marie Jeanne ^b   Lebon, Pierre ^b   Freymuth, François ^b   Eugene, Geneviève ^b   Stricker, René ^b   Dussaix, Elisabeth ^b  

^a HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^b NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION;

EID: 0030899838     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/513996     Document Type: Article

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