Different kinetics of antibody responses between IgA and IgG classes in nasopharyngeal secretion in infants and children during primary respiratory syncytial virus infection

Detection by ELISA of IgA and IgM antibo

Detection by ELISA of IgA and IgM antibodies in secretion and IgM antibodies in serum in primary lower respiratory syncytial virus infection

✍ Allan Hornsleth; Birgitte Friis; Per Ch R. Grauballe; Peter Andreas Krasilnikof 📂 Article 📅 1984 🏛 John Wiley and Sons 🌐 English ⚖ 803 KB

Twenty-six infants and children with primary lower RS virus infection, diagnosed by the detection of RS virus in nasopharyngeal secretion (NPS) by use of immunofluorescent antibody (FA) technique, were studied with respect to the presence of IgA and IgM antibodies. Samples of NPS and serum obtained