TABLE 3.
Neutralization of HSV-2 before and after depletion of anti-gD and anti-gB Abs
| Sample | Total serum | Neutralization after depletiona |
Neutralization type | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Anti-gD1 | Anti-gB1 | Anti-gD1 anti-gB1 | Anti-gD2 | Anti-gB2 | Anti-gD2 anti-gB2 | |||
| Z7 | + | ND | ND | ND | – | + | ND | Type undetermined (gD) |
| Z8 | + | ND | ND | ND | + | + | – | Type undetermined (gD, gB) |
| Z2 | + | – | + | – | – | + | ND | Type common (gD) |
| 16 | + | + | + | + | + | + | – | Type specific (gD2, gB2) |
| 18 | + | + | + | + | + | – | – | Type specific (gB2) |
| Z11 | – | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
a
+, Neutralizes virus; –, does not neutralize virus or neutralizes poorly; ND, not determined; NA, not applicable.