False-positive results in immunoglobulin M (IgM) toxoplasma antibody tests and importance of confirmatory testing: The platelia toxo IgM test

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 35, Issue 1, 1997, Pages 174-178

  Liesenfeld, Oliver ^a,c   Press, Cynthia ^a   Montoya, Jose G ^a,b,c   Gill, Raj ^d   Isaac Renton, Judith L ^d   Hedman, Klaus ^e   Remington, Jack S ^a,c  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b VA PALO ALTO HEALTH CARE SYSTEM   (United States)

^c STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^d BRITISH COLUMBIA CENTRE FOR DISEASE CONTROL   (Canada)

^e UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERUM; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031060095     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.35.1.174-178.1997     Document Type: Article

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