Research Article

Search for Anti-EA(D) Antibodies in Subjects with an “Isolated VCA IgG” Pattern

Table 2

Results of search for anti-EA(D) antibodies in relation to results of anti-EBV immunoblotting.

Anti-EBV immunoblottingAnti-EA(D) antibodies
NegativePositiveTotal

Anti-p18 negative (acute infection)3 (10.7%)25 (89.3%)28
Anti-p18 positive (past infection)90 (88.2%)12 (11.8%)102