title: A simplified immunofluorescence technique for antibody to varicella-zoster membrane antigen (FAMA).
abstract: Indirect fluorescent antibody to varicella-zoster membrane antigens (FAMA) was measured by a new technique. The procedure gives rapid, sensitive and accurate results and is suitable for use in diagnosis or screening of susceptibility to varicella-zoster virus (VZV) infection. The test procedure was simplified by using Terasaki tissue culture plates for the reaction and for direct observation by fluorescence microscopy. Preparations of VZV-infected Vero cells stored in liquid nitrogen could be used as antigen in this FAMA-test.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D002460:Cell Line; D002462:Cell Membrane / Q000276:immunology; D002644:Chickenpox / Q000175:diagnosis; D002522:Chlorocebus aethiops; D004198:Disease Susceptibility; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006562:Herpes Zoster / Q000175:diagnosis; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney; D008168:Lung / Q000196:embryology; D014776:Virus Cultivation
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral