EBV VCA IgG – ELISA

EBV VCA IgG – ELISA

Enzyme ImmunoAssay (ELISA) for the quantitative/qualitative determination of IgG antibodies to Epstein Barr Virus Capsidic Antigen in human plasma and sera.

For “in vitro” diagnostic use only. Epstein Barr Virus or EBV is the principal etiological agent of infectious mononucleosis, as well as a contributory factor in the etiology of Burkitt’s lymphoma and nasopharyngeal carcinoma, or NPC.  A member of the family Herpesviridae, it has a worldwide distribution, such that 80 to 90% of all adults have been infected. Primary infections usually occur during the first decade of life. While childhood infections are mostly asymptomatic, 50 to 70% of young adults undergoing primary EBV infections show mild to severe illness.

EBV may cause a persistent, latent infection which can be reactivated under immunosoppression or in AIDS affected patients.