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2822396

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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
4
pubmed:dateCreated
1987-12-15
pubmed:abstractText
Three commercial methods (enzyme immunoassay, fluoroimmunoassay and latex agglutination) and a complement fixation test were compared for detection of cytomegalovirus antibodies using a panel of 490 serum samples from blood and organ donors, from immunocompromised patients and paired sera from five patients with recent cytomegalovirus infection. An indirect immunofluorescence test for antibodies to cytomegalovirus was used for classifying samples giving discrepant results by any of the four methods. All methods showed high sensitivity and specificity, but the enzyme immunoassay and the latex agglutination tests had the highest sensitivity. Latex agglutination is recommended for large-scale screening of cytomegalovirus antibodies in blood and organ donors. Negative results obtained by latex agglutination should be confirmed by sensitive enzyme immunoassays.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:chemical
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Aug
pubmed:issn
0722-2211
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
6
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
402-5
pubmed:dateRevised
2006-11-15
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1987
pubmed:articleTitle
Comparison of four methods for screening of cytomegalovirus antibodies in normal donors and immunocompromised patients.
pubmed:affiliation
Servicio de Virología, Centro Nacional de Microbiología, Virología en Immunología Sanitarias, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article, Comparative Study