Comparative analysis of the VIDAS Toxo IgG IV assay in the detection of antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 53, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 79-81

  Roux Buisson, Nathalie ^a   Fricker Hidalgo, Hélène ^a   Foussadier, Agnès ^b   Rolland, Dominique ^b   Suchel Jambon, Anne Sophie ^b   Brenier Pinchart, Marie Pierre ^a   Pelloux, Hervé ^a  

^a GRENOBLE UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^b Laboratoire de Recherche et Developpement   (France)

Author keywords

Antigens; Toxoplasma gondii; Toxoplasmosis; Vidas Toxo IgG IV

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PARASITE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ACCURACY; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CELL CULTURE; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; NEWBORN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; STANDARDIZATION; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 25144498354     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2005.04.005     Document Type: Article

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