Diagnostic relevance of immunoglobulin G avidity for hepatitis A virus

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 42, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 5121-5124

  Roque Afonso, Anne Marie ^a   Grangeot Keros, Liliane ^b   Roquebert, Bénédicte ^a   Desbois, Delphine ^a   Poveda, Jean Dominique ^c   Mackiewicz, Vincent ^a   Dussaix, Elisabeth ^a  

^a HÔPITAL PAUL BROUSSE   (France)

^b HÔPITAL ANTOINE BÉCLÈRE   (France)

^c LABORATOIRE CERBA   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; VIRUS RNA;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SCHOOL CHILD; VACCINATION;

ANTIBODY AFFINITY; HEPATITIS A; HEPATITIS A ANTIBODIES; HEPATITIS A VIRUS; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

HEPATITIS A VIRUS; RNA VIRUSES;

EID: 8644253445     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.42.11.5121-5124.2004     Document Type: Article

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