| Literature DB >> 4566017 |
Abstract
Specific IgM varicella-zoster antibody was detected in "convalescent" sera from 20 out of 40 patients (50%) with herpes zoster infections. Since these were not primary infections with varicella-zoster virus, it seems that detection of IgM antibody specific for a particular virus may not differentiate a primary infection from secondary infections with that virus.Entities:
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Year: 1972 PMID: 4566017 PMCID: PMC1788756 DOI: 10.1136/bmj.4.5839.522
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Br Med J ISSN: 0007-1447