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Antinuclear antibodies

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Antinuclear antibodies
Autoantibodies that attack substances found in the center, or nucleus, of all cells.

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After consultation with an infectious disease specialist, several diagnostic tests were performed, including serologic tests for adenovirus, Chlamydophila psittaci, antinuclear antibodies, cytomegalovirus, LCMV, coxsackie B virus types 1-6, and echovirus types 4, 7, 9, and 11; polymerase chain reaction (PCR) for herpes simplex virus 1 and 2; infectious mononucleosis screen; cryptococcal antigen testing; and urinary mumps antibody testing.
The samples were analyzed for antinuclear antibodies (ANAs) using a commercially available indirect immunofluorescence test.
antinuclear antibodies [ANA]), a syphilis test (VDRL), urinalysis, blood chemistries, and erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR).
 
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