
An avidin-biotin horseradish peroxidase method was used to detect antibodies to Naegleria fowleri and N. lovaniensis in human serum samples. Antibodies were detected in 101 specimens from 115 hospital patients ranging in age from 15 to 98 years. Class-specific anti-immunoglobulins identified antibodies as IgG and IgM. IgG antibody titers to both species ranged from 1:20 to 1:640. Seven of 15 serum samples collected from newborn infants also demonstrated IgG antibodies to these organisms with a titer range of 1:20 to 1:80. The immunoperoxidase test and Western blot analysis of selected serum samples demonstrated a close similarity in serological results between N. fowleri and N. lovaniensis.
Adult, Aged, 80 and over, Immunoassay, Male, Inpatients, Adolescent, Age Factors, Infant, Newborn, Antibodies, Protozoan, Amebiasis, Naegleria, Middle Aged, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Immunoglobulin M, Meningoencephalitis, Immunoglobulin G, Animals, Humans, Female, Aged
Adult, Aged, 80 and over, Immunoassay, Male, Inpatients, Adolescent, Age Factors, Infant, Newborn, Antibodies, Protozoan, Amebiasis, Naegleria, Middle Aged, Immunoenzyme Techniques, Immunoglobulin M, Meningoencephalitis, Immunoglobulin G, Animals, Humans, Female, Aged
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