Ivanov, V.G., Ivanov, G.G., Barsukov, A.K., Kuznetsova, A.I.

Relationships between the content of circulating immune complexes, the concentration of serum immunoglobulins and the titers of specific antibodies in patients with tick-borne encephalitis

State Medical Academy, Udmurt State University, Izhevsk, Russia

In the blood serum of tick-borne encephalitis (TBE) patients the detection rate and concentration of circulating immune complexes, as well as the content of serum IgA, IgM and IgG, were evaluated. The formation of immune complexes was found to depend on IgM and IgG specific antibodies to TBE virus, the period of the disease and the clinical form of virus infection.
Zh. Mikrobiol. (Moscow), 2004, No. 3, P. 93—95