Serum IgM as an indicator of intrauterine infection in Colombian newborns.
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Highb elevated levels of serum IgM (over 50 mg per cent) and aktectable leveis of serum IgA (over 1 mg per cent) were correlated with overt infection in less than I per cent of 2,029 Colombian newboms. Toxoplasmosis and cytomegalovirus infection were the most~equent spec;fic infections encountered. Apparent4 noninfectious antigenic stimulation in utero, as evidenced by moderately elevated serum IgM (20-50 mg per cent), is quite comnwn in thk population.
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عنوان ژورنال:
- Bulletin of the Pan American Health Organization
دوره 14 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 1980