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. 1987 Apr;25(4):600–604. doi: 10.1128/jcm.25.4.600-604.1987

Detection of antibody to murine cytomegalovirus by enzyme-linked immunosorbent and indirect immunofluorescence assays.

D C Classen, J M Morningstar, J D Shanley
PMCID: PMC266042  PMID: 3033015

Abstract

We have compared murine cytomegalovirus (MCMV) antibody determination by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and indirect immunofluorescence assay. A comparison of antibody detection with 146 serum samples at a 1:20 dilution showed 100% agreement (60 negatives and 86 positives) between the assays. There was close agreement of endpoint determinations of sera by both methods. After experimental MCMV infection, antibody to MCMV was detected by both assays as early as day 7, and high titers persisted as late as 6 months. In contrast to immunocompetent littermates, athymic nude mice did not develop antibody after infection. Mice lacking antibody detectable by ELISA were susceptible to lethal MCMV challenge. In a survey of animals from five commercial sources, MCMV antibody was not detected unless mice were experimentally infected. MCMV antibody determination by ELISA is a convenient method, comparable to the indirect immunofluorescence assay in sensitivity and specificity.

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