Serological diagnosis of parainfluenza v
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Iikka Julkunen
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Article
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1984
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John Wiley and Sons
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English
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Enzyme immunoassay (EIA) for parainfluenza virus type 1, 2, and 3 antibodies was compared with the complement fixation test (CF) as a diagnostic method in 180 patients with respiratory symptoms. The CF test detected rises in parainfluenza virus antibodies in 30 cases, whereas EIA detected 47 rises.