| Literature DB >> 2838499 |
M Musiani1, M Zerbini, M Plazzi, G Gentilomi, M La Placa.
Abstract
An immunocytochemical staining for the detection of antibody to Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen in cell smears was developed by using a three-dimensional complex of streptavidin and biotin labeled with horseradish peroxidase as the detector system. The presence of antibody against Epstein-Barr virus nuclear antigen was revealed by a dark staining of the nuclei of Raji cells. A significant correlation was found between the titers obtained with our assay and titers obtained by anticomplement immunofluorescence on 110 serum samples. Our assay did not require an Epstein-Barr virus-negative serum source for fresh complement and gave a permanent record of the reaction that could easily be observed under an ordinary light microscope.Entities:
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Year: 1988 PMID: 2838499 PMCID: PMC266505 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.26.5.1005-1008.1988
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948