A technique for dating toxoplasmosis in pregnancy and comparison with the Vidas anti-toxoplasma IgG avidity test

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 14, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 242-249

  Flori, Pierre ^a   Bellete, B ^a   Crampe, C ^a   Maudry, A ^a   Patural, H ^a   Chauleur, C ^a   Hafid, J ^a   Raberin, H ^a   Tran Manh Sung, R ^a  

^a HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

Author keywords

Avidity index; Congenital toxoplasmosis; Diagnosis; IgG kinetics; Pregnancy; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PYRIMETHAMINE SULFADIAZINE; SPIRAMYCIN;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGGLUTINATION TEST; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BINDING AFFINITY; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC PROCEDURE; DISEASE DURATION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; IMMUNE DEFICIENCY; INFANT; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREGNANCY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SEROCONVERSION; SPONTANEOUS ABORTION; TIME; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS; UNNECESSARY PROCEDURE;

TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 38849199177     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1469-0691.2007.01905.x     Document Type: Article

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