Abstract: The present invention is related to an in vitro diagnostic assay of enteroviruses, based on the revealing of an immunologic reaction of antigen-antibody recognition type, using antigens or epitopes thereof that do not induce antiviral neutralising antibodies but induce “facilitating” antibodies which increase the viral infection.
Type:
Grant
Filed:
February 9, 2004
Date of Patent:
May 19, 2009
Assignees:
Universite de Lille 2 Droit Et Sante, Centre Hospitalier Regional Universitaire de Lille (Chru de Lille)
Inventors:
Wassim Chehadeh, Didier Hober, Ahmed Bouzidi