Comparison of four enzyme immunoassays with a western blot assay for the determination of type-specific antibodies to herpes simplex virus

American Journal of Clinical Pathology

Volumn 115, Issue 2, 2001, Pages 272-277

  Martins, T B ^a   Woolstenhulme, R D ^a   Jaskowski, T D ^a   Hill, H R ^a   Litwin, C M ^a  

^a ARUP INSTITUTE FOR CLINICAL AND EXPERIMENTAL PATHOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Enzyme immunoassay; Glycoprotein G; Herpes type specific antibodies; Western blot

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; VIRUS ANTIBODY; VIRUS GLYCOPROTEIN;

ANTIBODY SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS; HUMAN; IMMUNOBLOTTING; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; VIRUS ENCEPHALITIS; VIRUS INFECTION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BLOTTING, WESTERN; CROSS REACTIONS; FALSE NEGATIVE REACTIONS; FALSE POSITIVE REACTIONS; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPESVIRUS 1, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 2, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOENZYME TECHNIQUES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SINGLE-BLIND METHOD;

EID: 0035125708     PISSN: 00029173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1309/RV29-7CCN-5DYW-M4Y6     Document Type: Article

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