Open AccessSerum Neutralization Assay Can Efficiently Replace Plaque Reduction Neutralization Test for Detection and Quantitation of West Nile Virus Antibodies in Human and Animal Serum Samples
Author(s) -
Annapia Di Gennaro,
Alessio Lorusso,
Claudia Casaccia,
Annamaria Conte,
Federica Monaco,
Giovanni Savini
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
clinical and vaccine immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.649
H-Index - 77
eISSN - 1556-6811
pISSN - 1556-679X
DOI - 10.1128/cvi.00426-14
Subject(s) - neutralization , west nile virus , plaque reduction neutralization test , virology , antibody , virus quantification , virus , biology , chemistry , immunology
A serum neutralization assay (SN) was compared with the official plaque reduction neutralization test for the quantitation of West Nile virus antibodies. A total of 1,348 samples from equid sera and 38 from human sera were tested by these two methods. Statistically significant differences were not observed, thus supporting the use of SN for routine purposes.
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