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Unit Code 83918:
Western Equine Encephalitis Antibody Panel, IgG and IgM, Spinal Fluid

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Method Description

Dilutions of CSF are prepared and allowed to react with substrate

cells infected with the appropriate arbovirus. If antibodies to this

virus are present in the CSF of the patient, an antigen-antibody

complex will develop that can be detected by a fluorescein-labeled

antibody directed to human globulin. (Tsai TF:  Arboviruses  In

Manual of Clinical Microbiology. 7th edition. Edited by PR Murray,

EJ Baron, MA Pfaller, et al. Washington, DC, American Society for

Microbiology, 1999, pp 1107-1124; Beaty BJ, Casals J, Brown KL,

et al:  Indirect fluorescent-antibody technique for serological

diagnosis of LaCrosse [California] virus infections. J Clin Microbiol

1982;15:429-434)

Performing Laboratory Location

Rochester

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