Clinical value of specific immunoglobulin E detection by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay in cases of acquired and congenital toxoplasmosis

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 4, 2003, Pages 1681-1686

  Foudrinier, F ^a   Villena, I ^a   Jaussaud, R ^b   Aubert, D ^a   Chemla, C ^a   Martinot, F ^a   Pinon, J M ^a  

^a HÔPITAL MAISON BLANCHE   (France)

^b SERVICE DE DERMATOLOGIE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL TOXOPLASMOSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FEVER; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; INFANT; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MATERNAL DISEASE; MENINGITIS; NEWBORN; PATIENT COMPLIANCE; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; SPLENOMEGALY;

ACUTE DISEASE; ADULT; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; INFANT; MALE; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL;

PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA;

EID: 0037389781     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.4.1681-1686.2003     Document Type: Article

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