title: [Detection of IgG and IgM antibodies to herpes simplex virus type 1 and type 2 in human serum using an immunoenzyme method (ELISA) and the complement fixation reaction].
abstract: On the basis of borderline optical density values (OD) in an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) resulting from comparative testing of this method with complement fixation reactions (CF), determination was made of a set criteria for negative, weakly positive and positive results of IgG and IgM antibody detection of Herpes simplex type 1 (HSV 1), respectively type 2 (HSV 2). Of the 192 examined specimens by ELISA, 69.2% and 49.5% IgG HSV 1 and HSV 2 antibodies were found respectively. The number of sera containing IgM HSV 1 od HSV 2 antibodies was low (5.7%), since in the majority of cases the relapsing form of infection was involved. The sensitivity of ELISA to IgG in comparison with CF was slightly higher with the HSV 1 antigen (69.2:68.2%), and apparently lower with HSV 2 (49.5:28.2%). ELISA permits partial differentiation to be made between HSV 1 and HSV 2 antibodies due to a greater degree of antigen purity compared with the unpurified antigen used in CF. In fact, CF is known not to possess the sensitivity necessary to differentiate between HSV 1 and HSV 2 antibodies. For diagnostic purposes, ELISA findings could be more appropriately expressed quantitatively, in corresponding measurement units.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Presecki
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Smerdel
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Delimar
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis*; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M
vernacular_title: Detekcija IgG i IgM antitijela za herpes simplex virus tip 1 i tip 2 u ljudskim serumima pomoću imunoenzimne metode (ELISA) i RVK.