Comparative evaluation of eight commercial human cytomegalovirus IgG avidity assays

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 48, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 255-259

  Revello, Maria Grazia ^a   Genini, Emilia ^a   Gorini, Giovanna ^a   Klersy, Catherine ^a   Piralla, Antonio ^a   Gerna, Giuseppe ^a  

^a FONDAZIONE IRCCS POLICLINICO SAN MATTEO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Comparison; HCMV; IgG avidity; Kits

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; IMMUNOASSAY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; DIAGNOSTIC KIT; EUROPE; EVALUATION STUDY; IMMUNOLOGY; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PROCEDURES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VIROLOGY;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; EUROPE; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; VIROLOGY;

EID: 77954657834     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2010.05.004     Document Type: Article

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