Evaluation of the specificity and sensitivity of indirect immunofluorescence tests for IgG to human herpesviruses-6 and -7

Journal of Virological Methods

Volumn 106, Issue 1, 2002, Pages 107-113

  Ward, K N ^a   Couto Parada, X ^a   Passas, J ^a   Thiruchelvam, A D ^a  

^a ROYAL FREE AND UNIVERSITY COLLEGE MEDICAL SCHOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Human herpesvirus 6; Human herpesvirus 7; Immunofluorescence test sensitivity; Immunofluorescence test specificity

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; MATERNAL ANTIBODY; VIRUS DNA;

ACCURACY; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; BLOOD ANALYSIS; CEREBROSPINAL FLUID ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CROSS REACTION; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HUMAN; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; INFANT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SALIVA ANALYSIS; VIRUS DETECTION;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; DNA, VIRAL; FLUORESCENT ANTIBODY TECHNIQUE, INDIRECT; HERPESVIRUS 6, HUMAN; HERPESVIRUS 7, HUMAN; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; INFANT; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; ROSEOLOVIRUS INFECTIONS; SALIVA; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 6; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 7;

EID: 0036804455     PISSN: 01660934     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0166-0934(02)00141-6     Document Type: Article

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