Anti-Hepatitis A Virus Immunoglobulin M Antibodies in Urine Samples for Rapid Diagnosis of Outbreaks
AUTOR(ES)
de los Angeles Rodríguez Lay, Licel
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
The main goal of this study was to test the feasibility of using urine for diagnosing hepatitis A virus (HAV) infections. A correlation of 90.78% between the test results of urine and serum samples was obtained. Four outbreaks of hepatitis A were confirmed by testing only urine samples. The levels of anti-HAV immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies in urine samples remained stable during 6 months of storage at −70°C but decreased when the samples were stored at 4°C. The results of tests of samples obtained 2 and 6 months after infection suggested that IgM levels decline more rapidly in urine than in serum.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
http://www.pubmedcentral.nih.gov/articlerender.fcgi?artid=154950Documentos Relacionados
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