Evaluation of rubella virus immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM assays with the new vidia instrument

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 46, Issue 5, 2008, Pages 1847-1849

  Medici, Maria Cristina ^a   Martinelli, Monica ^a   Albonetti, Valeria ^a   Chezzi, Carlo ^a   Dettori, Giuseppe ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PARMA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; ASSAY; AXSYM ASSAY; EVALUATION; IMMUNOASSAY; LIAISON ASSAY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SERUM; VIDIA ASSAY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; INFANT; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; RUBELLA; RUBELLA VIRUS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

RUBELLA VIRUS;

EID: 43249129439     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.00468-08     Document Type: Article

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