Serological diagnosis of varicella-zoster virus in sera with antibody-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay of IgM

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 84, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 169-173

  Oladepo, D K ^a   Klapper, P E ^b   Percival, D ^a   Vallely, P J ^b  

^a Newtech Sq Deeside Indust Pk C ^*  (United Kingdom)

^b Department Pathological Sciences   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Biotin; ELISA; IgM; Indirect; Peroxidase; VZV

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ACCURACY; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; TECHNIQUE; VARICELLA ZOSTER VIRUS;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; BIOTIN; CHICKENPOX; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HERPES ZOSTER; HERPESVIRUS 3, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; PEROXIDASE; SEROLOGIC TESTS;

EID: 0033984687     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(99)00139-1     Document Type: Article

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