title: The diagnostic significance of specific serum IgA detection in cytomegalovirus infections.
abstract: The prevalence of virus-specific serum antibodies of IgA class against cytomegalovirus (CMV) was determined in 228 healthy blood donors and in 112 patients suspected of CMV infection. All patients had a titer of 40 or higher in the complement fixation test. Specific CMV-IgA was found in 81 per cent of CMV-IgM positive patient sera and in 20 per cent of sera from patients strongly suspected of CMV infection, but with negative CMV-IgM. Less than 2 per cent of healthy blood donors had CMV specific serum IgA.
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D002460:Cell Line; D003581:Cytodiagnosis; D003586:Cytomegalovirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M