Plasma versus serum for detection of herpes simplex virus type 2-specific immunoglobulin G antibodies with a glycoprotein G2-based enzyme immunoassay

Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Volumn 41, Issue 6, 2003, Pages 2758-2759

  Cherpes, Thomas L ^a,b   Meyn, Leslie A ^b   Hillier, Sharon L ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; THROMBOSPONDIN 2;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EVALUATION; FEMALE; HERPES SIMPLEX; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PLASMA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAMPLING; SERUM; VIRUS DETECTION;

CUPRESSUS; DNA VIRUSES; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2;

EID: 0038179437     PISSN: 00951137     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1128/JCM.41.6.2758-2759.2003     Document Type: Article

References (7)

1. Cherpes, T. L., R. L. Ashley, L. A. Meyn, and S. L. Hillier. 2003. Longitudinal reliability of the Focus glycoprotein G-based type-specific enzyme immunoassays for herpes simplex virus types 1 and 2 in women. J. Clin. Microbiol. 41:671-674.
2. Holodniy, M., L. Mole, B. Yen-Lieberman, D. Margolis, C. Starkey, R. Carroll, T. Spahlinger, J. Todd, and J. Jackson. 1995. Comparative stabilities of quantitative human immunodeficiency virus RNA in plasma from samples collected in Vacutainer CPT, Vacutainer PPT, and standard Vacutainer tubes. J. Clin. Microbiol. 33:1562-1566.
3. Ribes, J. A., M. Hayes, A. Smith, J. L. Winters, and D. J. Baker. 2001. Comparative performance of herpes simplex virus type 2-specific serologic assays from Meridian Diagnostics and MRL Diagnostics. J. Clin. Microbiol. 39:3740-3742.
4. Roizman, B., B. Norrild, C. Chan, and L. Pereira. 1984. Identification and preliminary mapping with monoclonal antibodies of a herpes simplex virus 2 glycoprotein lacking a known type 1 counterpart. Virology 133:242-247.
5. Wald, A., and K. Link. 2002. Risk of human immunodeficiency virus infection in herpes simplex virus type 2-seropositive persons: a meta-analysis. J. Infect. Dis. 185:45-52.
6. Whittington, W. L., C. L. Celum, A. Cent, and R. L. Ashley. 2001. Use of a glycoprotein G-based type-specific assay to detect antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 2 among persons attending sexually transmitted diseases clinics. Sex. Transm. Dis. 28:99-104.
7. Wiesenfeld, H. C., S. L. Hillier, M. A. Krohn, A. J. Amortegui, R. P. Heine, D. V. Landers, and R. L. Sweet. 2002. Lower genital tract infection and endometritis: insight into subclinical pelvic inflammatory disease. Obstet. Gynecol. 100:456-463.