PREVALENCE OF ANTIBODIES TO NORWALK VIRUS IN ENGLAND - DETECTION BY ENZYME-LINKED-IMMUNOSORBENT-ASSAY USING BACULOVIRUS-EXPRESSED NORWALK VIRUS CAPSID ANTIGEN

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作者
GRAY, JJ
JIANG, X
MORGANCAPNER, P
DESSELBERGER, U
ESTES, MK
机构
[1] ADDENBROOKES HOSP, CLIN MICROBIOL & PUBL HLTH LAB, CAMBRIDGE CB2 2QW, ENGLAND
[2] ROYAL PRESTON HOSP, PUBL HLTH LAB, PRESTON PR2 4HG, ENGLAND
[3] BAYLOR COLL MED, TEXAS MED CTR, DIV MOLEC VIROL, HOUSTON, TX 77030 USA
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10.1128/JCM.31.4.1022-1025.1993
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
A total of 3,250 serum specimens collected in England in 1991 and 1992 were tested by an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for antibody to Norwalk virus using baculovirus-expressed capsid antigen, and 2,382 (73.3%) were positive. The prevalence of Norwalk virus antibody differed regionally. It was lowest (24.6%) in 6- to 11-month-old infants and increased to 89.7% in persons over 60 years old.
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