Sin Nombre Virus (SNV) Ig Isotype Antibody Response during Acute and Convalescent Phases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Sin Nombre Virus (SNV) Ig Isotype Antibody Response during Acute and Convalescent Phases of Hantavirus Pulmonary Syndrome

Serum samples from 22 hantavirus pulmonary syndrome (HPS) patients were tested for Sin Nombre virus (SNV)-reactive antibodies. In the acute phase of HPS, 100% and 67% of the samples tested positive for SNV-specific immunoglobulin (Ig) M and IgA, respectively. Among the virus-specific IgG antibodies,...

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Main Authors: Pavel Bostik, Jorn Winter, Thomas G. Ksiazek, Pierre E. Rollin, Francois Villinger, Sherif R. Zaki, C.J. Peters, Aftab A. Ansari
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2000-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
hantavirus pulmonary syndrome
hantaviruses
HPS
Sin Nombre virus
SNV
United States
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/6/2/00-0213_article

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