Rapid diagnosis of varicella-zoster virus infections by countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis.
Rapid diagnosis of varicella-zoster virus infections by countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis.
复制标题
通过逆流免疫电泳快速诊断水痘带状疱疹病毒感染。
DOI:
10.1093/infdis/143.2.274
复制
发表时间:
1981
期刊:
影响因子:
--
通讯作者:
Gershon,AA
中科院分区:
文献类型:
--
作者:
Frey,HM;Steinberg,SP;Gershon,AA
A simple, accurate, and rapid method for laboratory diagnosis of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infections using countercurrent immunoelectrophoresis (CIE) is described. CIE uses zoster convalescent-phase serum to detect VZV antigen in vesicular fluid. Eighty-six patients were studied, 58 with VZV infections and 28 with vesicular or bullous rashes due to causes other than VZV infection. All patients with documented VZV infection had positive CIE tests for VZV, and the controls were uniformly negative. VZV antigen could be detected up to 15 (varicella) or 16 (zoster) days after the onset of rash. The sensitivity of CIE for detection of VZV antigen was compared with results of viral isolation, immune adherence hemagglutination, and an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.