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Alternative Title:
Emerg Infect Dis
Publisher's site:
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1003.030493
Personal Author:
Chan, Paul K. S. ; Ng, King-Cheung ; Chan, Rickjason C. W. ; Lam, Rebecca K. Y. ; Chow, Viola C. Y. ; ... More +
Chan, Paul K. S. ; Ng, King-Cheung ; Chan, Rickjason C. W. ; Lam, Rebecca K. Y. ; Chow, Viola C. Y. ; Hui, Mamie ; Wu, Alan ; Lee, Nelson ; Yap, Florence H.Y. ; Cheng, Frankie W. T. ; Sung, Joseph J. Y. ; Tam, John S. Less -
Description:
We evaluated an indirect immunofluorescence assay based on virus-infected cells for detecting anti-severe acute respiratory syndrome-associated coronavirus (SARS-CoV) immunoglobulin (Ig) G antibody. All confirmed SARS cases demonstrated seroconversion or fourfold rise in IgG antibody titer; no control was positive. Sensitivity and specificity of this assay were both 100%. Immunofluorescence assay can ascertain the status of SARS-CoV infection.
Subject:
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Adolescent
Adult
Antibodies, Viral
Child
Child, Preschool
Communicable Diseases, Emerging
Coronavirus
Diagnosis
Dispatch
Female
Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect
Hong Kong
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction
SARS
Sensitivity
Serology
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome
Specificity
Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome

Source:
Emerg Infect Dis. 10(3):530-532.
Document Type:
Journal Article
Collection(s):
Emerging Infectious Diseases
Main Document Checksum:
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urn:sha256:4b618b921088bb9e2702bfbefff651b2a91429059a9b65a38b9c8747308be9ed
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