Clinical evaluation of a chemiluminescence immunoassay for determination of immunoglobulin G avidity to human cytomegalovirus

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology

Volumn 11, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 801-805

  Revello, Maria Grazia ^a   Gorini, Giovanna ^a   Gerna, Giuseppe ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; CHEMOLUMINESCENCE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EVALUATION; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; IMMUNOASSAY; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VALIDATION PROCESS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; CHEMILUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREGNANCY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 3242711366     PISSN: 1071412X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CDLI.11.4.801-805.2004     Document Type: Article

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