Diagnostic Usefulness of Varicella Zoster Virus-Specific Immunoglobulin (Ig) A and IgG in Patients With Herpes Zoster.

Sungim Choi Song Mi Moon Ji-Soo Kwon Sung Han Kim Seong Yeon Park

Published in: Journal of Korean medical science (2023)

VZV IgA positivity or four-fold or higher increase in VZV IgG antibody titers were not detected in a satisfactory proportion of HZ-infected patients. However, the titer of VZV IgA or IgG antibody particularly in convalescent-phase sera may discriminate HZ patients from HCs.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors