TY - JOUR T1 - Tear and serum antibody levels in ocular herpetic infection: diagnostic precision of secretory IgA. JF - British Journal of Ophthalmology JO - Br J Ophthalmol SP - 584 LP - 588 DO - 10.1136/bjo.70.8.584 VL - 70 IS - 8 AU - P D Fox AU - P T Khaw AU - B W McBride AU - J I McGill AU - K A Ward Y1 - 1986/08/01 UR - http://bjo.bmj.com/content/70/8/584.abstract N2 - A sensitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was developed to evaluate the potential of herpes simplex virus (HSV) specific antibodies in the diagnosis of herpetic eye infection. The presence of HSV specific secretory IgA (sIgA) in tears was found to be diagnostic of infection. However, serum and tear HSV specific IgG and IgA were not considered reliable indicators of active infection. ER -