Research Article

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

Table 3

Correlations between the presence of anti-EA(D) antibodies and antibody specificity at EBV immunoblotting.

Anti-EA(D)No.Anti-EBV at immunoblotting
antibodiesgp250/350p54p72p138p23p18

Positive3711 (29.7%)34 (91.9%)7 (18.9%)32 (86.5%)32 (86.5%)12 (32.4%)
Negative9322 (23.7%)13 (14.0%)58 (62.4%)24 (25.8%)89 (95.7%)92 (98.9%)
PNS .01 .01 .01NS .01

NS: not significant.