A 23-Year-Old Woman Participates in a Research Study Evaluating the Effect

A 23-year-old woman participates in a research study evaluating the effect of monoclonal antibodies on viral infection.  The patient has no past medical history and takes no medications.  She has not been ill recently.  During the study, a peripheral blood specimen is obtained.  CD19 positive cells are isolated, purified, and exposed to monoclonal antibodies against cell surface complement receptor CD21.  The cells are subsequently incubated along with several viruses being studied.  Initial exposure to monoclonal antibodies against CD21 is most likely to prevent cell infection with which of the following viruses?

A) Adenovirus
B) Cytomegalovirus
C) Epstein-Barr virus
D) Human immunodeficiency virus
E) Parvovirus B19

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