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Table 2 Diagnostic tests and their results in chronological order (blood)

From: Guillain-Barre syndrome presenting with sensory disturbance following a herpes virus infection: a case report

Diagnostic test

First day

First month

Six months

CMV IgM

+

+

-

CMV IgG

+

+

+

HSV IgM

+

Borderline

+

HSV IgG

+

+

+

EBV IgM

+

-

-

EBV IgG

Borderline

+

+

VZV IgM

-

-

-

VZV IgG

+

+

+

WNV IgM

-

NA

NA

WNV IgG

-

NA

NA

VDRL

-

NA

NA

HIV

-

NA

NA

HBV

-

NA

NA

HCV

-

NA

NA

CMV Ag

-

NA

NA

PCR CMV

-

NA

NA

  1. CMV Ag = cytomegalovirus antigenemia; HBV = hepatitis B virus; HCV = hepatitis C virus; HSV = herpes simplex virus; NA = not applicable; PCR = polymerase chain reaction; VDRL = Venereal Disease Research Laboratory; VZV = Varicella zoster virus; WNV = West Nile virus.