Tear and serum antibody levels in ocular herpetic infection: diagnostic precision of secretory IgA

A sensitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to evaluate the potential of herpes simplex virus (HSV) specific antibodies in the diagnosis of herpetic eye infection. The presence of HSV specific secretory IgA (sIgA) in tears was found to be diagnostic of infection. However, ser...

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Veröffentlicht in:	British journal of ophthalmology 1986-08, Vol.70 (8), p.584-588
Hauptverfasser:	Fox, P D, Khaw, P T, McBride, B W, McGill, J I, Ward, K A
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Antibodies, Viral - analysis Corneal Ulcer - immunology Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Humans Immunoglobulin A - analysis Immunoglobulin A, Secretory - analysis Immunoglobulin G - analysis Keratitis, Dendritic - diagnosis Keratoconjunctivitis - immunology Tears - immunology
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Zusammenfassung:	A sensitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to evaluate the potential of herpes simplex virus (HSV) specific antibodies in the diagnosis of herpetic eye infection. The presence of HSV specific secretory IgA (sIgA) in tears was found to be diagnostic of infection. However, serum and tear HSV specific IgG and IgA were not considered reliable indicators of active infection.
ISSN:	0007-1161 1468-2079
DOI:	10.1136/bjo.70.8.584