Ability of three IgG-avidity assays to exclude recent cytomegalovirus infection

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 248-252

  Bodeus M ^a   Beulne D ^a   Goubau, P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; SERODIAGNOSIS;

EID: 0035020405     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s100960100484     Document Type: Article

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