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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
6
pubmed:dateCreated
2008-6-9
pubmed:abstractText
An evaluation of anti-rubella virus immunoglobulin G (IgG) immunoassays that report in international units per milliliter (IU/ml) was performed to determine their analytical performance and the degree of correlation of the test results. A total of 321 samples were characterized based on results from a hemagglutination inhibition assay. The 48 negative and 273 positive samples were used to determine the sensitivity and specificity of the assays. When equivocal results were interpreted as reactive, the sensitivity of the immunoassays ranged from 98.9 to 99.9% and the specificity ranged from 77.1 to 95.8%. All assays had positive and negative delta values of less than 2. A significant difference between the mean results of all assays was demonstrated by analysis of variance. However, post hoc analysis showed there was good correlation in the mean results expressed in IU/ml between some of the assays. Our results show the level of standardization between anti-rubella virus IgG immunoassays reporting results expressed as IU/ml has improved since a previous study in 1992, but further improvement is required.
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pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Jun
pubmed:issn
1098-660X
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Electronic
pubmed:volume
46
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
1955-60
pubmed:dateRevised
2009-11-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
2008
pubmed:articleTitle
Evaluation of eight anti-rubella virus immunoglobulin g immunoassays that report results in international units per milliliter.
pubmed:affiliation
National Serology Reference Laboratory, Australia, 4th Floor Healy Building, 41 Victoria Parade, Fitzroy 3065, Victoria, Australia. wayne@nrl.gov.au
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't, Evaluation Studies