Prevalence of serum anti-rubella virus antibodies among pregnant women in southern Italy

International Journal of Gynecology and Obstetrics

Volumn 116, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 211-213

  Calimeri, Sebastiano ^a   Capua, Adele ^a   La Fauci, Vincenza ^a   Squeri, Raffaele ^a   Grillo, Orazio C ^a   Lo Giudice, Daniela ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MESSINA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antibody; Congenital rubella syndrome; Immunity; Pregnancy; Rubella virus; Seroepidemiologic study

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; RUBELLA ANTIBODY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; FEMALE; GESTATIONAL AGE; GROUPS BY AGE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INFECTION RISK; ITALY; KNOWLEDGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MICROPARTICLE ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SCREENING; SEROPREVALENCE; VACCINATION;

EID: 84856613907     PISSN: 00207292     EISSN: 18793479     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2011.10.029     Document Type: Article

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