Evaluation of the immunoglobulin G avidity test for diagnosis of toxoplasmic lymphadenopathy

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 4627-4631

  Montoya, Jose G ^a,b   Huffman, Heather B ^a   Remington, J S ^a,b  

^a PALO ALTO MEDICAL FOUNDATION   (United States)

^b STANFORD UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; DISEASE COURSE; HUMAN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN BLOOD LEVEL; LYMPH NODE BIOPSY; LYMPHADENOPATHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TOXOPLASMA GONDII; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; ANTIGENS, PROTOZOAN; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; LYMPHADENITIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

PROTOZOA; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

EID: 5444249661     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.10.4627-4631.2004     Document Type: Article

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