Evaluation of immunoglobulin M (IgM) and IgG enzyme immunoassays in serologic diagnosis of West Nile virus infection

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2000, Pages 2232-2239

  Tardei, G ^a   Ruta, S ^b   Chitu, V ^a   Rossi, C ^c   Tsai, T F ^d,e   Cernescu, C ^b  

^a Institute of Virology   (Romania)

^b CAROL DAVILA UNIVERSITY OF MEDICINE AND PHARMACY   (Romania)

^c US Army Medical Institute of Infectious Diseases   (United States)

^d NATIONAL CENTER FOR EMERGING AND ZOONOTIC INFECTIOUS DISEASES   (United States)

^e PFIZER INC   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY RESPONSE; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CROSS REACTION; ENCEPHALITIS; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HUMAN; HUMORAL IMMUNITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SERODIAGNOSIS; VIRUS INFECTION; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

FLAVIVIRUS; RNA VIRUSES; WEST NILE VIRUS;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CROSS REACTIONS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FLAVIVIRIDAE; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; ROMANIA; URBAN POPULATION; WEST NILE FEVER;

EID: 0034050008     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/jcm.38.6.2232-2239.2000     Document Type: Article

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