Help with reading results

[nryanh94]

Can anyone help me interpret these EBV results:

EBV Ab VCA, IgG: 440 U/ml; normal range is 0-17.9


EBV Nuclear Antigen Ab, IgG: 85.6 U/ml; normal range 0-17.9

Do I need different tests as these aren’t the titer values I’ve seen in here?

I’m trying to see if antivirals would be a reccomended approach based off these results

 

[Marky90]

I think it means you have had an ebv infection in the past? Most have. Maybe someone else can chime in

 

[caledonia]

I felt really bad for about 6 months, around the time that I became disabled. Several months later I had an EBV IGG test that showed high, and my doc said I had had a recent EBV infection.

They didn't use antivirals back then. In fact, my first doctor ignored the results and didn't even mention the result was high, even though I felt horrible, and was having fevers, etc.

Your tests are antibodies (Ab means antibodies), but I'm not sure what else it means.

How are you feeling?

 

[BadBadBear]

Is that all they tested? Did they do the 4 part test that includes early antigen?

 

[nryanh94]

Is that all they tested? Did they do the 4 part test that includes early antigen?

Sorry, also these:
Epstein-Barr Anti-Diffuse
1:80

Ref Range: Neg:<1:20
Epstein-Barr Anti R/D
1:40

Ref Range: Neg:<1:20

 

[nryanh94]

I felt really bad for about 6 months, around the time that I became disabled. Several months later I had an EBV IGG test that showed high, and my doc said I had had a recent EBV infection.

They didn't use antivirals back then. In fact, my first doctor ignored the results and didn't even mention the result was high, even though I felt horrible, and was having fevers, etc.

Your tests are antibodies (Ab means antibodies), but I'm not sure what else it means.

How are you feeling?

Currently the worst I’ve felt since I first crashed a year ago

 

[denlander]

Can anyone help me interpret these EBV results:

EBV Ab VCA, IgG: 440 U/ml; normal range is 0-17.9


EBV Nuclear Antigen Ab, IgG: 85.6 U/ml; normal range 0-17.9

Do I need different tests as these aren’t the titer values I’ve seen in here?

I’m trying to see if antivirals would be a reccomended approach based off these results

the EBV Titers suggest past exposure retest EBV IgM which tests for acute infection
also test for other ME CFS related Virus HHV6, COXSACKIE B, Parvo B19, CMV
T Cell subset CD 4 , CD 8, NK (NATURAL KILLER) CELLS
Serum AMINO ACID TAURINE
the focus is to derive viral exposure, methylation cycle function, and macrophage maturation
Derek Enlander MD