The relationship between TORCH complex false positivity and obstetric outcome in patients with antiphospholipid syndrome

Lupus

Volumn 21, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 773-775

  De Carolis, S ^a   Santucci, S ^a   Botta, A ^a   Salvi, S ^a   Degennaro, V A ^a   Garufi, C ^b   Garofalo, S ^a   Ferrazzani, S ^a   Scambia, G ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

Author keywords

Antiphospholipid syndrome; infection; pregnancy

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; BINDING AFFINITY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED STUDY; COXSACKIE VIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS; FEMALE; HEPATITIS B VIRUS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMAN; LOW BIRTH WEIGHT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PARVOVIRUS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIMARY INFECTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RUBELLA; SEROLOGY; SYPHILIS; TOXOPLASMOSIS; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ANTIPHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS; PREGNANCY OUTCOME;

EID: 84861536341     PISSN: 09612033     EISSN: 14770962     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0961203312447866     Document Type: Conference Paper

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