COMPLEX-SPECIFIC IMMUNOGLOBULIN-M ANTIBODY PATTERNS IN HUMANS INFECTED WITH ALPHAVIRUSES
COMPLEX-SPECIFIC IMMUNOGLOBULIN-M ANTIBODY PATTERNS IN HUMANS INFECTED WITH ALPHAVIRUSES
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DOI:
10.1128/jcm.23.1.155-159.1986
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发表时间:
1986-01-01
影响因子:
9.4
通讯作者:
SUHARYONO, W
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作者:
CALISHER, CH;ELKAFRAWI, AO;SUHARYONO, W
Sera from humans with serologiaclly confirmed eastern equine encephalitis, western encephalitis, Pogosta (Ockelbo), Mayaro, Ross River, and chikungunya virus infections were tested by immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody capture enzyme immunoassay. Diagnostically useful IgM antibody titers were detected, and selected sera with high IgM antibody titers were tested for IgM antibody with nine heterologous alphaviruses. The results provide evidence for the complex specificity of IgM antibody and indicate the usefulness of this test in both individual cases and epidemic situations.