Avidity of IgG for rubella: an evaluation of the need for implementation at the Materno-Infantil Presidente Vargas Hospital in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

Rubella serum assays performed in the laboratory of the Materno-Infantil Presidente Vargas Hospital (HMIPV) from 1998 to 2002 were reviewed to determine if IgG avidity assays should be implemented. IgG was determined using the Enzyme Linked Fluorescent Assay, ELFA, VIDAS® system, bioMérieux or the M...

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Main Authors: M.M. Reis, M.M. Tessaro, J. Cruz e Silva, S. A. Giordano, P.A. d'Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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