Estimation of the avidity of immunoglobulin G for routine diagnosis of chronic Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnant women

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 32-36

  Cozon, G J N ^a,b   Ferrandiz, J ^a   Nebhi, H ^b   Wallon, M ^a,b   Peyron, F ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^b CROIX ROUSSE HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ARTICLE; CHRONIC DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; NORMAL HUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ACUTE DISEASE; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; CHRONIC DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; ROC CURVE; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 0031942366     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF01584360     Document Type: Article

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