Delayed maturation of IgG avidity in congenital toxoplasmosis

European Journal of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases

Volumn 23, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 825-830

  Buffolano, W ^a   Lappalainen, M ^b   Hedman, L ^b   Ciccimarra, F ^a   Del Pezzo, M ^a   Rescaldani, R ^c   Gargano, N ^d   Hedman, K ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^b HELSINKI UNIVERSITY CENTRAL HOSPITAL   (Finland)

^c SAN GERARDO HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^d Kenton Laboratories   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ADULT; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; ELUTION; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; HUMAN; INFANT; INFECTION RISK; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PERINATAL PERIOD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEROCONVERSION; THIRD TRIMESTER PREGNANCY; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

AGING; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; INFANT, NEWBORN; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 15044344427     PISSN: 09349723     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10096-004-1226-1     Document Type: Article

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