Significance of avidity and immunoblot analysis for rubella IgM-positive serum samples in pregnant women

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 130, Issue 1-2, 2005, Pages 66-71

  Hofmann, J ^a   Liebert, U G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEIPZIG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

GLYCOPROTEIN E; GLYCOPROTEIN E2; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ADULT; ANIMAL CELL; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD SAMPLING; CLINICAL EXAMINATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EMBRYOPATHY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INFECTION RISK; INTRAUTERINE INFECTION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROBIOLOGY; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REINFECTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; BLOTTING, WESTERN; FEMALE; GLYCOPROTEINS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

ANIMALIA; RUBELLA VIRUS;

EID: 27744498788     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jviromet.2005.06.004     Document Type: Article

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