title: Type specificity and use of human sera for rapid typing of herpes simplex virus isolates by an indirect peroxidase-labeled antibody technique: a comparison with three other methods.
abstract: Human sera from patients showing seroconversion following a primary herpes simplex virus type 1 (HSV-1) or HSV type 2 (HSV-2) infection, as well as 19S and 7S fractions obtained from the same sera, have been used for typing 191 HSV isolates by an indirect peroxidase-labeled antibody (PLA) method. Typing has also been performed on all of the isolates using a microneutralization (MN) and the indirect hemagglutination (IHA) inhibition test. Furthermore, 30 isolates have been typed by a plaque method. Results obtained with the PLA method was in complete agreement with those of the other two procedures. The PLA method is rapid and simple, offers easy interpretation and a permanent record of results.
mesh_terms: D000918:Antibody Specificity; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006561:Herpes Simplex / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000145:classification*
chemical_list: D007106:Immune Sera; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M