Comparison of commercial methods of immunoblot, ELISA, and chemiluminescent immunoassay for detecting type-specific herpes simplex viruses-1 and -2 IgG.
Serology for type-specific herpes simplex virus (HSV) is based on the use of the respective glycoprotein G (gG). Chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA; BIO-FLASH® , Biokit, Spain), ELISA (HerpeSelect® , Focus, USA), and immunoblot (IB; Virotech, Germany) for detecting HSV-1- and HSV-2-specific IgG were...
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| Format: | article |
| Publication Date: | 2018 |
| Country: | España |
| Institution: | Instituto de Salud Carlos III (ISCIII) |
| Repository: | Repisalud |
| Language: | English |
| OAI Identifier: | oai:repisalud.isciii.es:20.500.12105/10445 |
| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12105/10445 |
| Access Level: | Open access |
| Keyword: | Simplexvirus Antibodies, Viral Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Herpes Simplex Humans Immunoblotting Immunoglobulin G Luminescent Measurements |
| Summary: | Serology for type-specific herpes simplex virus (HSV) is based on the use of the respective glycoprotein G (gG). Chemiluminescent immunoassay (CLIA; BIO-FLASH® , Biokit, Spain), ELISA (HerpeSelect® , Focus, USA), and immunoblot (IB; Virotech, Germany) for detecting HSV-1- and HSV-2-specific IgG were compared using 384 serum samples received for HSV serology. The samples were classified as positive or negative according to a consensus criterion. For HSV-1, 262 samples were positive and 118 were negative (four samples were unclassifiable). IB showed agreement, sensitivity, and specificity values of 98.68%, 98.47% and 99.15%, respectively. The corresponding figures for CLIA and ELISA were 98.95%, 99.24% and 98.31%, and 98.16%, 99.62% and 94.92%, respectively. For HSV-2, 106 samples were positive and 278 were negative. Agreement, sensitivity, and specificity of IB were 99.48%, 98.11%, and 100%, respectively. The corresponding figures for CLIA and ELISA were 99.48%, 99.06% and 99.64%, and 98.18%, 99.06% and 97.84%, respectively. The three methods showed excellent and equivalent performance characteristics for the detection of type-specific IgG to HSV-1 and HSV-2. |
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