Coxsackievirus A16 Antibodies details
What Coxsackievirus A16 Antibodies shows
Coxsackievirus A16 is one of the coxsackie A enteroviruses, a group spread by contact with saliva, respiratory droplets or stool. It is one of the best-known causes of hand, foot and mouth disease, a usually mild childhood illness with fever, mouth sores and a rash on the hands and feet. This test measures antibodies to the virus in your blood. A positive result shows that your immune system has met the virus at some point, but antibodies can persist long after infection and different enteroviruses cross-react. A rising level between two samples taken a few weeks apart is more informative than a single result. Results are interpreted alongside your symptoms and, often, direct virus testing.
Tests that include Coxsackievirus A16 Antibodies
Panel currently includes testing against A-2, 4, 7, 9, 10, and 16 antigens. Although there is cross-reactivity among the enteroviruses by CF, most healthy people do not have titers >1:8. Therefore, detectable titers, especially those >1:32, should be considered diagnostic. Confirmed serodiagnosis is made by demonstration of a four-fold change in titers between acute and convalescent sera.
- Coxsackievirus A10 Antibodies Measures antibodies to coxsackievirus A10, an enterovirus, to help show whether you have been infected recently or in the past.
- Coxsackievirus A16 Antibodies Measures antibodies to coxsackievirus A16, an enterovirus, to help show whether you have been infected recently or in the past.
- Coxsackievirus A2 Antibodies Measures antibodies to coxsackievirus A2, an enterovirus, to help show whether you have been infected recently or in the past.
- Coxsackievirus A4 Antibodies Measures antibodies to coxsackievirus A4, an enterovirus, to help show whether you have been infected recently or in the past.
- Coxsackievirus A7 Antibodies Measures antibodies to coxsackievirus A7, an enterovirus, to help show whether you have been infected recently or in the past.
- Coxsackievirus A9 Antibodies Measures antibodies to coxsackievirus A9, an enterovirus, to help show whether you have been infected recently or in the past.
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