Journal article
Self-collected oral flocked swabs to measure prevalence of Epstein-Barr Virus antibodies and DNA amongst university students
Abstract
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) exposure and illness is common in undergraduate university students and may affect academic achievement, social life, and quality of life. We designed a study to measure EBV exposure (EBV-IgG, either Epstein-Barr nuclear antigen 1 (EBNA-1)-IgG or viral capsid antigen (VCA)-IgG) and current viral shedding (EBV-DNA) using self-collected oral swabs among university undergraduate students. Of 184 students enrolled, 129 …
Authors
Misra A; Speicher DJ; Luinstra K; Maciejewski J; Richard-Greenblatt M; Yu Y; Smieja M
Journal
Diagnostic Microbiology and Infectious Disease, Vol. 100, No. 1,
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
May 2021
DOI
10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2020.115295
ISSN
0732-8893