Effect of uraemic status on immunofluorescence and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for detection of human herpesvirus type 8 antibodies

This study aimed to investigate whether this discrepancy is due to the effect of uraemic status.Plasma samples from 162 ESRD patients, taken immediately before and after haemodialysis, and 162 age and sex matched healthy controls were analysed for HHV-8 antibodies using both IFA and ELISA.HHV-8 seropositivities based on IFA and ELISA, both before and after haemodialysis, were significantly greater in ESRD patients than in healthy controls (p 
Source: Pathology - Category: Pathology Tags: Virology Source Type: research