HSV2 IgM Reagent – Jaj International

Herpes Simplex Virus is a common pathogen and its primary infection is usually asymptomatic. There are two immunologically distinct types of HSV: Type 1 and Type 2. HSV-1 is generally associated with oral infection and lesions above the waist, and HSV-2 is associated with genital infections and lesions below the waist.

Clinical cases primarily are (1) eczema herpeticum with eczematous skin changes with numerous lesions, (2) gingivo-stomatitis, and (3) herpes sepsis, almost only found in premature newborn infants. The BioCheck HSV-2 IgM ELISA is an accurate serologic method to detect HSV-2 IgM specific-antibody in serum samples.

Herpes Simplex Virus Type 2 IgM ELISA Kit is a solid phase enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Patient samples are diluted with Sample Diluent and additionally incubated with IgG-RF-Sorbent, containing hyper-immune anti-human IgG-class antibody to eliminate competitive inhibition from specific IgG and to remove rheumatoid factors. This pretreatment avoids false negative or false positive results.

Microtiter wells as a solid phase are coated with native gG2 protein of HSV-2.Diluted patient specimens and ready-for-use controls are pipetted into these wells. During incubation HSV-2-specific antibodies of positive specimens and controls are bound to the immobilized antigens. After a washing step to remove unbound sample and control material horseradish peroxidase conjugated anti-human IgM antibodies are dispensed into the wells