A PCR-based Rapid Neutralization Assay for GII.4 Norovirus Infection in HIEC6 Cell Culture

作者:Fan Yi Sun; Liu Cheng; Zhu Hui Juan; Ding Yi; Zeng Wan Jie; Yin Xu Fang; Ding Shuang Shuang; Zhang Jun*
来源:Biomedical and Environmental Sciences, 2015, 28(3): 219-221.
DOI:10.3967/bes2015.029

摘要

Because of limited viral replication and lack of cytopathic effect in cell culture, a new PCR-based rapid seroneutralization assay for detection of GII.4 norovirus neutralized antibodies was developed with serum samples from acute-phase patients, convalescent-phase patients and healthy controls. According to this study, neutralizing antibodies were detected in 100% of convalescent-phase sera, and in 2.5% of healthy controls sera. However, all of the acute-phase serum samples could not neutralize virus efficiently. Compared to the results from ELISA (96.2% at sensitivity and 80% at specificity), the present in vitro neutralization assay is more specific and more sensitive.

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