Accuracy of the serological ELISA test compared with the polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy

CONTEXT: The most frequently used methods for detecting antibodies are the indirect immunofluorescence test and the enzymatic immunoassay (ELISA). The polymerase chain reaction is a molecular biology technique in which the production of large amounts of specific DNA fragments is induced from very lo...

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Main Authors: Silvana Varella Parmigiani, Ricardo Barini, Sandra Cecília Botelho Costa, Eliana Amaral, José Carlos Gama da Silva, João Luiz de Carvalho Pinto e Silva
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802003000300002&lng=en&tlng=en