An indirect immunofluorescence assay to detect antibodies against St. Louis Encephalitis virus

An in house indirect immmunofluorescence assay ( IFA ) in relation to neutralization (NT) reference test, was assessed as a fast and cheap method to carry out serological surveys for St. Louis Encephalitis virus (SLE). Sera obtained from 213 blood donors were analyzed by both tests. The prevalence o...

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Main Authors: SPINSANTI Lorena, RE Viviana, AGUILAR Javier, CONTIGIANI Marta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2001-01-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0036-46652001000600008