title: Evaluation of the subtype specificity of monoclonal antibodies raised against H1 and H3 subtypes of human influenza A virus hemagglutinins.
abstract: Three previously described monoclonal antibodies (MAbs) specific for influenza A(H1) hemagglutinins (HA) revealed high sensitivity (98.2 to 99.1%) and specificity (100%) when tested against 245 strains of different subtypes. One of them was included in the World Health Organization's influenza reagent kit for 2001 to 2002. In contrast, two MAbs raised against human influenza A(H3) HA revealed cross-reactivity with viruses of other subtypes.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Virology, Slovak Academy of Sciences, 842 45 Bratislava, Slovak Republic. viruevar@nic.savba.sk
authors.forename: Eva
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Varecková
authors.forename: Nancy
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Cox
authors.forename: Alexander
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Klimov
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal / Q000276:immunology*; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000276:immunology*; D000918:Antibody Specificity; D003429:Cross Reactions; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D009980:Influenza A virus / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013045:Species Specificity
chemical_list: D000911:Antibodies, Monoclonal; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D019267:Hemagglutinin Glycoproteins, Influenza Virus