National prevalence estimates for cytomegalovirus IgM and IgG avidity and association between high IgM antibody titer and low IgG avidity

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology

Volumn 18, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1895-1899

  Dollard, Sheila C ^a   Staras, Stephanie A S ^b   Amin, Minal M ^a   Schmid, D Scott ^a   Cannon, Michael J ^c  

^a NATIONAL CENTER FOR IMMUNIZATION AND RESPIRATORY DISEASES   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^c NATIONAL CENTER ON BIRTH DEFECTS AND DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITIES   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ANTIGEN BINDING; ARTICLE; BLOOD SAMPLING; CHILD; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; SEROPREVALENCE; UNITED STATES;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGE FACTORS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; CHILD; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MIDDLE AGED; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; PREVALENCE; UNITED STATES; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 80455128635     PISSN: 15566811     EISSN: 1556679X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/CVI.05228-11     Document Type: Article

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