OBJECTIVE: To observe IgG and IgM antibodies in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and to explore their significance. METHODS: IgG and IgM antibodies were detected in SARS Patients in the first, recovery and follow-up stages, the front healthy doctors and nurses and healthy volunteers with indirect enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay. RESULTS: The positive ratio of IgG was higher than that of IgM in SARS patients during the first stage. During the recovery, follow-up stages and in the front healthy crowd, the positive ratios of IgG were all higher than those of IgM. CONCLUSION: The changeable tendency SARS antibody is more different than that of other infectious diseases. This tendency can be used as a indicator for epidemiological study and serum diagnose.
OBJECTIVE: To observe IgG and IgM antibodies in patients with severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) and to explore their significance. METHODS: IgG and IgM antibodies were detected in SARSPatients in the first, recovery and follow-up stages, the front healthy doctors and nurses and healthy volunteers with indirect enzyme-linked immunoadsorbent assay. RESULTS: The positive ratio of IgG was higher than that of IgM in SARSpatients during the first stage. During the recovery, follow-up stages and in the front healthy crowd, the positive ratios of IgG were all higher than those of IgM. CONCLUSION: The changeable tendency SARS antibody is more different than that of other infectious diseases. This tendency can be used as a indicator for epidemiological study and serum diagnose.
Authors: S Shichijo; N Keicho; H T Long; T Quy; N C Phi; L D Ha; V V Ban; S Itoyama; C-J Hu; N Komatsu; T Kirikae; F Kirikae; S Shirasawa; M Kaji; T Fukuda; M Sata; T Kuratsuji; K Itoh; T Sasazuki Journal: Tissue Antigens Date: 2004-11