Toxoplasma gondii infection in pregnancy: Opportunities and pitfalls of serological diagnosis

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 12, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 504-512

  Sensini, A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Interpretation; Pregnancy; Review; Serological tests; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

FANSIDAR; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN E; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SPIRAMYCIN;

ADULT; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIGEN BINDING; BINDING AFFINITY; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL INFECTION; DATA ANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC APPROACH ROUTE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; ISOLATION PROCEDURE; LIFE CYCLE; NEWBORN; NONHUMAN; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 33646673551     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2006.01444.x     Document Type: Review

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