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ArticleViruses2019

The Application and Interpretation of IgG Avidity and IgA ELISA Tests to Characterize Zika Virus Infections.

Fátima Amaro, María P Sánchez-Seco, Ana Vázquez, Maria J Alves, Líbia Zé-Zé, Maria T Luz, Teodora Minguito, Jesús De La Fuente, Fernando De Ory

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Article in Viruses, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 7 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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7citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
3.1field-weighted citation impact, top 9% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

7 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 17 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.

Fátima AmaroEuropean Programme for Public Health Microbiology Training (EUPHEM), European Centre for Disease Prevention and Control (ECDC), 17165 Solna, Sweden. fatima.f.amaro@gmail.com.
María P Sánchez-SecoNational Centre for Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain. paz.sanchez@isciii.es.
Ana VázquezNational Centre for Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain. a.vazquez@isciii.es.
Maria J AlvesVirored-Network for Emerging Viruses, 22767 Hamburg, Germany. m.joao.alves@insa.min-saude.pt.
Líbia Zé-ZéNational Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research 2965-575 Águas de Moura, Portugal. libia.zeze@insa.min-saude.pt.
Maria T LuzNational Institute of Health Doutor Ricardo Jorge, Centre for Vectors and Infectious Diseases Research 2965-575 Águas de Moura, Portugal. teresa.luz@insa.min-saude.pt.
Teodora MinguitoNational Centre for Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain. teoml@isciii.es.
Jesús De La FuenteNational Centre for Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain. jfuentel@isciii.es.
Fernando De OryNational Centre for Microbiology, Institute of Health Carlos III, 28220 Majadahonda, Spain. fory@isciii.es.
Instituto de Salud Carlos III · ESNational Institute of Health Dr. Ricardo Jorge · PT

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

In the absence of viremia, the diagnostics of Zika virus (ZIKV) infections must rely on serological techniques. In order to improve the serological diagnosis of ZIKV, ZIKV-IgA and ZIKV-IgG avidity assays were evaluated. Forty patients returning from ZIKV endemic areas, with confirmed or suspected ZIKV infections were studied. Samples were classified as early acute, acute and late acute according to the number of days post illness onset. Low avidity IgG was only detected at acute and late acute stages and IgA mostly at the early acute and acute stages. The date of sampling provides useful information and can help to choose the best technique to use at a determined moment in time and to interpret low avidity IgG and IgA results, improving the serological diagnosis of ZIKV.

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Antibody AffinityEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayCross ReactionsData Interpretation, StatisticalDisease OutbreaksHumansImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin GSensitivity and SpecificityZika VirusZika Virus InfectionImmunoglobulin AImmunoglobulin Gcross-reactionsdengue virusIgAIgG avidity testssecondary infectionsZika virus

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PMID30791664
PMCPMC6409741
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