Poll: Have you been tested for enteroviruses?

[halcyon]

Poll is multiple choice so please choose all that apply to you. A positive antibody titer result is one that the lab flagged as indicative of current or recent infection. Please don't answer yes if your test was negative and done by complement fixation (CF), for example if it was done by Focus Diagnostics in the USA. If you're not sure, post where your test was done and we can try to figure out what method it was.

 

[Mij]

I don't know where this fits in- I had no enterovirus RNA detected.

 

[halcyon]

I don't know where this fits in- I had no enterovirus RNA detected.

Was this a blood based PCR test?

 

[Mij]

@halcyon yes

 

[halcyon]

I had thought about putting that in there but the false negative rate for that in chronic infections is so high, much like the CF test. I also figured almost nobody will have had that test but I guess I was wrong on that count.

I guess you can select the last two questions then.

 

[Mij]

I'm under the impression that pcr determines only acute disease.

 

[halcyon]

I'm under the impression that pcr determines only acute disease.

It works best when viremia is occurring yes, during the acute phase of the infection. Dr. Chia tried very hard to locate the virus in the blood with PCR and found it was too unreliable. It's very easy to find in tissue or to find the antibodies in the blood.

 

[jstefl]

I see I made a mistake. I should have checked the box that says I was positive for a tissue test from Dr. Chia also. My test showed over 50% of the cells were infected.

John

 

[halcyon]

I see I made a mistake. I should have checked the box that says I was positive for a tissue test from Dr. Chia also. My test showed over 50% of the cells were infected.

John

Antibody tests were positive as well though?

 

[msf]

I was also negative for Cocksackie B and Enterovirus by PCR.

 

[jstefl]

I had my blood tested by ARUP labs and tested positive for two coxsackie and one echo virus.

John