Sensitivity of the Enzygnost® anti-EBV/IgG for the determination of the Epstein-Barr virus immune status in pediatric patients

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 55, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 247-249

  Kleines, Michael ^a   Scheithauer, Simone ^a   Ritter, Klaus ^a   Häusler, Martin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL RWTH AACHEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Enzygnost anti EBV IgG; Epstein Barr virus; Immune status

Indexed keywords

EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN; CAPSID PROTEIN; EPSTEIN BARR VIRAL CAPSID ANTIGEN; EPSTEIN-BARR VIRAL CAPSID ANTIGEN; VIRUS ANTIGEN;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FALSE POSITIVE RESULT; IMMUNE STATUS; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST; INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS; NONHUMAN; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLE SIZE; SCREENING TEST; VIRUS DETECTION; ADOLESCENT; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; BLOOD; CHILD; EVALUATION; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE; HUMAN; IMMUNOLOGY; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; METHODOLOGY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIGENS, VIRAL; CAPSID PROTEINS; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HERPESVIRUS 4, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; MASS SCREENING; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 33745236069     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2006.01.011     Document Type: Article

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