Detection of IgA and low-activity IgG antibodies for the diagnosis of recent active toxoplasmosis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 3, Issue 6, 1997, Pages 658-662

  Gutiérrez, José ^a,b   Rodríguez, María ^a   Piédrola, Gonzalo ^a   Del Carmen Maroto, María ^a  

^a Rheumatology Division   (Spain)

^b NONE   (Spain)

Author keywords

Avidity; Immunoglobin A; Immunoglobin G; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ADULT; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RELIABILITY; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 0031453116     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.1997.tb00474.x     Document Type: Article

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