| Literature DB >> 22787199 |
Nele Wellinghausen1, Andrea Goetz, Ursula Weber.
Abstract
Elevated levels of immunoglobulin M antibodies against various pathogens, most frequently Epstein-Barr-virus and Coxiella burnetii, were detected by immunoassay in 15 of 48 patients (31.3%) with acute Puumala virus infections. Although the mechanisms leading to this IgM response are not clear yet, polyspecific immunoglobulin M antibodies have to be taken into account to avoid misinterpretation of serological results in acute hantavirus infection.Entities:
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Year: 2012 PMID: 22787199 PMCID: PMC3428393 DOI: 10.1128/CVI.00109-12
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Clin Vaccine Immunol ISSN: 1556-679X