Evaluation of a commercial rubella IgM assay for use on oral fluid samples for diagnosis and surveillance of congenital rubella syndrome and postnatal rubella

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 37, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 265-268

  Vijaylakshmi, P ^a   Muthukkaruppan, V R ^b   Rajasundari, A ^b   Korukluoglu, G ^c   Nigatu, W ^d   L A Warrener, ^e   Samuel, D ^e,f   Brown, D W G ^e  

^a ARAVIND EYE HOSPITAL   (India)

^b ARAVIND MEDICAL RESEARCH FOUNDATION   (India)

^c National Measles Laboratory   (Turkey)

^d ETHIOPIAN PUBLIC HEALTH INSTITUTE   (Ethiopia)

^e PUBLIC HEALTH ENGLAND   (United Kingdom)

^f Microimmune Limited   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

IgM; Oral fluid; Rubella

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIGEN DETECTION; ARTICLE; CHILD; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; ETHIOPIA; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INDIA; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASLES; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; TURKEY (REPUBLIC);

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BIOLOGICAL ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RUBELLA; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

EID: 33750508938     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2006.09.005     Document Type: Article

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