Studies on the diagnostic value of an immunofluorescence test for EB virus-specific IgM
Open Access
- 1 August 1974
- journal article
- research article
- Published by BMJ in Journal of Clinical Pathology
- Vol. 27 (8), 647-651
- https://doi.org/10.1136/jcp.27.8.647
Abstract
A modification of the test for EB virus/IgM introduced by Schmitz and Scherer (1972) is described. It is simple and gives reproducible results. EB virus/IgM was demonstrated in all but one case of infectious mononucleosis and in students with minor illness shown to have acquired EB virus/IgG recently. Unlike the EB virus/IgG, the IgM disappears within a few months. Although the Paul-Bunnell-Davidsohn test is still the test of choice for the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis, the EB virus/IgM test could be useful to establish a diagnosis of current or recent EB virus infection where the Paul-Bunnell-Davidsohn test was negative or equivocal.Keywords
This publication has 14 references indexed in Scilit:
- EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-SPECIFIC IgM IN INFECTIOUS MONONUCLEOSIS, BURKITT LYMPHOMA, AND NASOPHARYNGEAL CARCINOMAThe Lancet, 1972
- Improved immunofluorescence obtained with a tungsten halogen lamp in a modified inverted microscope.Journal of Clinical Pathology, 1972
- Serologic Evidence that a Herpes-Type Virus is the Etiologic Agent of Heterophile-Positive Infectious MononucleosisProceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 1971
- DETERMINATION OF CHARACTERISTICS OF INTERFERENCE FILTERS*Annals of the New York Academy of Sciences, 1971
- Prevalence, Incidence and Persistence of EB Virus Antibody in Young AdultsNew England Journal of Medicine, 1970
- EB virus antibody at different agesBMJ, 1969
- A Test With Brucella Antigen And Antisera For Assessing The Titre Of Fluorescein Conjugates Of Anti-Human-GlobulinJournal of Medical Microbiology, 1969
- INTERFERENCE FILTERS FOR IMPROVED IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE MICROSCOPYActa Pathologica Microbiologica Scandinavica, 1969
- Infectious Mononucleosis In the Preschool ChildJAMA, 1968
- Infectious mononucleosis. Clinical manifestations in relation to EB virus antibodiesPublished by American Medical Association (AMA) ,1968