Congenital cytomegalovirus infection: Recent advances in the diagnosis of maternal infection

Human Immunology

Volumn 65, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 410-415

  Lazzarotto, Tiziana ^a   Gabrielli, Liliana ^a   Lanari, Marcello ^b   Guerra, Brunella ^a   Bellucci, Tatiana ^a   Sassi, Monica ^a   Landini, Maria Paola ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BOLOGNA   (Italy)

^b La Scaletta Hospital   (Italy)

Author keywords

antibody avidity; congenital infection; Cytomegalovirus; IgM blot

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROCONVERSION; SEROLOGY; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DISEASE TRANSMISSION, VERTICAL; FEMALE; FETUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT, NEWBORN; ITALY; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; NEUTROPHILS; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANCY TRIMESTERS; PRENATAL DIAGNOSIS; RECURRENCE; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIREMIA;

EID: 2542495757     PISSN: 01988859     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.humimm.2004.02.006     Document Type: Article

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