Kinetics of CMV seroconversion in a Swiss pregnant women population

Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease

Volumn 73, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 275-277

  Maine, Gregory T ^a   Stricker, René ^b   Stricker, Reto ^b  

^a ABBOTT DIAGNOSTICS   (United States)

^b Dianalabs   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Algorithm; Antibody kinetics; Avidity; Cytomegalovirus; Pregnant women; Seroconversion

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ADULT; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; KINETICS; PREGNANT WOMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SEROCONVERSION; SERODIAGNOSIS; SWITZERLAND;

ADULT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY AFFINITY; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS; CYTOMEGALOVIRUS INFECTIONS; FEMALE; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY COMPLICATIONS, INFECTIOUS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SWITZERLAND;

EID: 84862189947     PISSN: 07328893     EISSN: 18790070     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2012.03.016     Document Type: Article

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