INTERFERENCE OF IMMUNOGLOBULIN-G (IGG) ANTIBODIES IN IGA ANTIBODY DETERMINATIONS FOR CHLAMYDIA-PNEUMONIAE BY MICROIMMUNOFLUORESCENCE TEST

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作者
JAUHIAINEN, T
TUOMI, T
LEINONEN, M
KARK, JD
SAIKKU, P
机构
[1] UNIV HELSINKI,DEPT VIROL,HELSINKI,FINLAND
[2] NATL PUBL HLTH INST,HELSINKI,FINLAND
[3] HADASSAH MED ORG,JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
[4] HEBREW UNIV JERUSALEM,HADASSAH SCH PUBL HLTH,JERUSALEM,ISRAEL
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D O I
10.1128/JCM.32.3.839-840.1994
中图分类号
Q93 [微生物学];
学科分类号
071005 ; 100705 ;
摘要
In the microimmunofluorescence test for measuring immunoglobulin A (IgA) antibodies against Chlamydia pneumoniae, removal of interfering IgG antibodies made IgA antibody reactivity patterns in 952 serum samples easier to interpret, prozone effects disappeared, and titers increased, especially in the sera with high IgG titers. IgA rheumatoid factors did not interfere in the assay.
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