title: Development time of IgG antibodies to West Nile virus.
abstract: Following an outbreak of West Nile virus (WNV) infections in Greece during summer/autumn 2010, a study was conducted to investigate the patterns of WNV IgG reactivity in 255 patients with respect to the day of illness and the type of clinical syndrome. IgG antibodies were detectable after a mean of 8.1 ± 4.9 and 12.6 ± 11.3 days after onset of illness in neuroinvasive and non-neuroinvasive cases, respectively (p < 0.001), suggesting that a delay in the development of WNV IgG antibodies is seen in non-neuroinvasive cases.
authors.affiliation: 1st Department of Microbiology, Medical School, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, 54124 Thessaloniki, Greece. annap@med.auth.gr
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Papa
authors.forename: Kostas
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Danis
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsergouli
authors.forename: Katerina
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tsioka
authors.forename: Elpida
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Gavana
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004196:Disease Outbreaks; D006115:Greece / Q000453:epidemiology; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D013997:Time Factors; D014901:West Nile Fever / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D014902:West Nile virus / Q000276:immunology*; D055815:Young Adult
chemical_list: D007074:Immunoglobulin G