Detection of Intrathecal IgM, IgG and IgA in a Cuban west bile virus confirmed case

Arquivos de Neuro-Psiquiatria

Volumn 66, Issue 3 A, 2008, Pages 572-574

  Pupo Antúnez, Maritza ^a,c   Dorta Contreras, Alberto Juan ^b   Vazquez, Yaimee ^a   González Hernández, Marlen ^b   Noris García, Elena ^b   Padilla Docal, Bárbara ^b   Bu Coifiu Fanego, Raisa ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE MEDICINA TROPICAL PEDRO KOURÍ   (Cuba)

^b Facultad de Ciencias Medicas Dr Miguel Enriquez   (Cuba)

^c NONE   (Cuba)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BRAIN BARRIER; BLOOD CEREBROSPINAL FLUID BARRIER; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM INFECTION; CLINICAL FEATURE; CONVALESCENCE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HEALTH SURVEY; HUMAN; IMMUNODIFFUSION; LUMBAR PUNCTURE; PROTEIN ANALYSIS; PROTEIN SYNTHESIS; WEST NILE FLAVIVIRUS;

ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; BLOOD-BRAIN BARRIER; CUBA; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HUMANS; IMMUNOGLOBULIN A; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN ISOTYPES; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; WEST NILE FEVER; WEST NILE VIRUS;

EID: 52949150787     PISSN: 0004282X     EISSN: 16784227     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1590/S0004-282X2008000400030     Document Type: Article

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