Detection of immunoglobulin M antibody to hepatitis A virus in patients without acute hepatitis A: The usefulness of specific immunoglobulin G avidity [1]

Clinical Infectious Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 887-888

  Roque Afonso, Anne Marie ^a   Mackiewicz, Vincent ^a   Dussaix, Elisabeth ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ACUTE HEPATITIS; ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOCOMPETENCE; LETTER; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYMPTOMATOLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; FEMALE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MALE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; VIREMIA;

EID: 33644845810     PISSN: 10584838     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/500260     Document Type: Letter

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