Comparison of three commercially available assays for detection of varicella-zoster virus antibody.
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
; 1(2): 186-8, 1994 Mar.
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| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-7496943
ABSTRACT
Three commercially available diagnostic assays for the detection of antibodies to varicella-zoster virus were evaluated to determine which would be the most suitable for our clinical laboratory. Three different methods were examined an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), latex agglutination (LA), and an indirect fluorescent-antibody technique. For the 141 serum specimens tested, the ELISA had an agreement of 90.1% and LA had an agreement of 92.2% with the indirect immunofluorescent-antibody technique. The ELISA had a lower sensitivity (85.6%) than LA (100.0%), but suffered from a low specificity (78.4%) compared with the ELISA (98.0%).
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Kit de Reagentes para Diagnóstico
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Herpesvirus Humano 3
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Anticorpos Antivirais
Tipo de estudo:
Diagnostic_studies
Limite:
Aged
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Aged80
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Child
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Child, preschool
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Female
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Humans
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Infant
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Male
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Middle aged
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
Ano de publicação:
1994
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Article