Validation of a modified commercial assay for the detection of rubella-specific IgG in oral fluid for use in population studies

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 114, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-158

  Ben Salah, A ^a   Zaatour A ^a   Pomery, L ^b   Cohen, B J ^b   Brown, D W G ^b   Andrews, N ^b  

^a PASTEUR INSTITUTE OF TUNIS   (Tunisia)

^b PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Oral fluid; Rubella; Sero epidemiology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ACCURACY; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; FLUID INTAKE; GENE IDENTIFICATION; HUMAN; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NEWBORN; POPULATION RESEARCH; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA VIRUS; VALIDATION PROCESS;

EID: 0242558835     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2003.09.008     Document Type: Article

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