The detection of intrathecal synthesis of anti-herpes simplex IgG antibodies: Comparison between an antigen-mediated immunoblotting technique and antibody index calculations

Journal of Medical Virology

Volumn 53, Issue 4, 1997, Pages 324-331

  Monteyne, Philippe ^a   Albert, Frauke ^b   Weissbrich, Benedikt ^b   Zardini, Elisabetta ^c   Ciardi, Maria ^d   Cleator, Graham M ^e   Sindic, Christian J M ^a,f  

^a UNIVERSITÉ CATHOLIQUE DE LOUVAIN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WÜRZBURG   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^d SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^e MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

^f Laboratory of Neurochemistry   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Antibody indices; Cerebrospinal fluid; Herpes encephalitis; Intrathecal immunity; Oligoclonal antibodies

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY DETECTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY FORMATION; CHILD; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFLAMMATION; MALE; MATHEMATICS; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; SPINAL CORD;

DNA VIRUSES; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 3; SIMPLEXVIRUS;

EID: 0031433223     PISSN: 01466615     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/(SICI)1096-9071(199712)53:4<324::AID-JMV3>3.0.CO;2-9     Document Type: Article

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