TY - JOUR
T1 - Complex-specific immunoglobulin M antibody patterns in humans infected with alphaviruses
AU - Calisher, C. H.
AU - El-Kafrawi, A. O.
AU - Al-Deen Mahmud, M. I.
AU - Travassos da Rosa, A. P.
AU - Bartz, C. R.
AU - Brummer-Korvenkontio, M.
AU - Haksohusodo, S.
AU - Suharyono, W.
PY - 1986
Y1 - 1986
N2 - Sera from humans with serologically confirmed eastern equine encephalitis, western equine 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.
AB - Sera from humans with serologically confirmed eastern equine encephalitis, western equine 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.
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U2 - 10.1128/jcm.23.1.155-159.1986
DO - 10.1128/jcm.23.1.155-159.1986
M3 - Article
C2 - 3009526
AN - SCOPUS:0022658122
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 23
SP - 155
EP - 159
JO - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
JF - Journal of Clinical Microbiology
IS - 1
ER -