The vagaries of IgM: a case report of EBV infection with concomitantly false-positive IgM for CMV, VZV, and HSV
Abstract Background Serum IgM (immunoglobulin M) testing is commonly used to diagnose acute viral infections. However, most clinicians are unaware of the vagaries of IgM testing, including antigenic cross-reactivity between multiple viruses and risk misdiagnosis. Case presentation We report a case o...
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Main Authors: | Raai Mahmood (Author), Khalid Mohamed (Author), Naba Saeed (Author), Kadhim Al-Banaa (Author), Jonathan Zimmerman (Author), Cecilia Big (Author) |
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2020-09-01T00:00:00Z.
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