Evaluation of an Epstein-Barr virus (EBV) immunoglobulin M enzyme- linked immunosorbent assay using a synthetic convergent peptide library, or mixotope, for diagnosis of primary EBV infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 37, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 2366-2368

  Tranchand Bunel, D ^a,b   Gras Masse, H ^a   Bourez, B ^a   Dedecker, L ^a   Auriault, C ^a  

^a INSTITUT PASTEUR DE LILLE   (France)

^b Laboratoire d'Immunologie   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; MIXOTOPE; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN; VIRUS PROTEIN;

ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS INFECTION;

EID: 0033003107     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.37.7.2366-2368.1999     Document Type: Article

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