The fraction of varicella zoster virus-specific antibodies among all intrathecally-produced antibodies discriminates between patients with varicella zoster virus reactivation and multiple sclerosis

Fluids and Barriers of the CNS

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2014, Pages

  Otto, Carolin ^a   Hofmann, Jörg ^a   Finke, Carsten ^a   Zimmermann, Mathias ^a   Ruprecht, Klemens ^a  

^a CHARITÉ UNIVERSITÄTSMEDIZIN BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Antibody index; Cerebrospinal fluid; Multiple sclerosis; Specific fraction; Varicella zoster virus

Indexed keywords

EID: 84894027856     PISSN: None     EISSN: 20458118     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1186/2045-8118-11-3     Document Type: Article

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