Performance of Elecsys® Toxo IgG and IgM immunoassays

Clinical Laboratory

Volumn 55, Issue 7-8, 2009, Pages 267-273

  Van Helden, Josef ^a  

^a Laboratory Dr Stein and Partners   (Germany)

Author keywords

Diagnostic sensitivity; Diagnostic specificity; Elecsys Toxo IgG and Elecsys Toxo IgM assays; Modular Analytics E analyzer; Performance evaluation; Persistent Toxo IgM antibodies; Serological status; Toxoplasma gondii

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; TOXOID; DIAGNOSTIC AGENT; MEMBRANE ANTIGEN; PROTOZOON ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; AUTOANALYSIS; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EVALUATION; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; REPRODUCIBILITY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMOSIS; ANIMAL; AUTOMATION; BLOOD; CALIBRATION; IMMUNOLOGY; METHODOLOGY; TOXOPLASMA;

TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMA GONDII;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, PROTOZOAN; ANTIGENS, SURFACE; AUTOMATION; CALIBRATION; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TOXOPLASMA; TOXOPLASMOSIS;

EID: 70350539539     PISSN: 14336510     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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