Detection of immunoglobulin M antibodies specific for Toxoplasma gondii with increased selectivity for recently acquired infections

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 12, 2004, Pages 5705-5709

  Kaul, Ravi ^a,b   Chen, Peilin ^a   Binder, Steven R ^a  

^a BIO RAD LABORATORIES   (United States)

^b Clinical Diagnostic Group   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; ASSAY; AUTOANALYZER; BACTERIAL INFECTION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROCONVERSION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; AUTOMATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

BACTERIA (MICROORGANISMS); PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 10844228837     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.12.5705-5709.2004     Document Type: Article

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