EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS----Testing🧪🧪
Viral Capsid Antigen (VCA)-IgM antibody--Appears first after exposure to the virus and then tends to disappear after about 4 to 6 weeks
VCA-IgG antibody--Emerges during acute infection with the highest level at 2 to 4 weeks, then drops slightly, stabilizes, and is present for life
Early Antigen (EA-D) antibody--Appears during the acute infection phase and then tends to disappear; about 20% of those infected will continue to have detectable quantities for several years after the EBV infection has resolved.
Epstein-Barr Nuclear Antigen (EBNA) antibody--Does not usually appear until the acute infection has resolved; it develops about 2 to 4 months after the initial infection and is then is present for life.
VCA-IgM VCA-IgG EA-D, IgG EBNA, IgG Possible Interpretation
Negative Negative Negative Negative No infection, symptoms due to another cause,
susceptible to EBV infection
Positive Positive Negative Negative Early, primary infection
(+) (-) Positive Positive Negative Active infection, though EA-D IgG may persist
for life in about 20% of people
Negative Positive Negative Positive Past infection
Negative Positive Positive Positive May indicate reactivation of virus
Source: https://www.testing.com/tests/epstein-barr-virus-ebv-antibody-tests/
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