Detection of virus-specific intrathecally synthesised immunoglobulin G with a fully automated enzyme immunoassay system

BMC Neurology

Volumn 7, Issue , 2007, Pages

  Schubert, Jörg ^a   Weissbrich, Benedikt ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HERPES ZOSTER IMMUNOGLOBULIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MEASLES ANTIBODY; RUBELLA ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY PRODUCTION; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYZER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; COMPUTER PROGRAM; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DILUTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HERPES SIMPLEX ENCEPHALITIS; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HERPES ZOSTER ENCEPHALITIS; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MEASLES VIRUS; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; PROTEIN CEREBROSPINAL FLUID LEVEL; RUBELLA VIRUS; SUBACUTE SCLEROSING PANENCEPHALITIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS MENINGITIS; ANALYTICAL EQUIPMENT; AUTOMATION; BLOOD; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; COMPARATIVE STUDY; METHODOLOGY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIROLOGY; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; AUTOMATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VIRUS DISEASES;

EID: 34347397338     PISSN: None     EISSN: 14712377     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/1471-2377-7-12     Document Type: Article

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