European multicenter study of the LIAISON automated diagnostic system for determination of Toxoplasma gondii-specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM and the IgG avidity index

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 43, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 1570-1574

  Petersen, Eskild ^a,b   Borobio, Maria Victoria ^c   Guy, Edward ^d   Liesenfeld, Oliver ^e   Meroni, Valeria ^f   Naessens, Anne ^g   Spranzi, Emma ^h   Thulliez, Philippe ⁱ  

^a STATENS SERUM INSTITUT   (Denmark)

^b KAROLINSKA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Sweden)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SEVILLE   (Spain)

^d SINGLETON HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^e CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

^f FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

^g Diasorin SpA   (Italy)

^h VRIJE UNIVERSITEIT BRUSSEL   (Belgium)

ⁱ Institut de Puericulture   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DYE; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

AGGLUTINATION TEST; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION COEFFICIENT; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; AUTOMATION; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABORATORIES; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, PARASITIC; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS, CONGENITAL;

EID: 16844368034     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.43.4.1570-1574.2005     Document Type: Article

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