EVALUATION OF ABBOTT TESTPACK RSV AND AN IN-HOUSE RSV ELISA FOR DETECTION OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS IN RESPIRATORY-TRACT ASPIRATES

Authors
OBEL N ANDERSEN HK JENSEN IP MORDHORST CH
Citation
N. Obel et al., EVALUATION OF ABBOTT TESTPACK RSV AND AN IN-HOUSE RSV ELISA FOR DETECTION OF RESPIRATORY SYNCYTIAL VIRUS IN RESPIRATORY-TRACT ASPIRATES, APMIS. Acta pathologica, microbiologica et immunologica Scandinavica, 103(6), 1995, pp. 416-418
Citations number
14
Categorie Soggetti
Pathology,Microbiology,Immunology
Journal title
APMIS. Acta pathologica, microbiologica et immunologica Scandinavica → ACNP
ISSN journal
09034641
Volume
103
Issue
6
Year of publication
1995
Pages
416 - 418
Database
ISI
SICI code
0903-4641(1995)103:6<416:EOATRA>2.0.ZU;2-F
Abstract
The Abbott TestPack RSV was compared with an in-house RSV enzyme-linke d immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for detection of respiratory syncytial v irus (RSV) antigen. Nasopharyngeal specimens were obtained from 121 in patients. RSV antigen was detected in 46 specimens by the Abbott TestP ack, 42 of these being confirmed by the in-house RSV ELISA. Of the 75 specimens tested negative in the Abbott TestPack RSV, one was found po sitive by the in-house RSV ELISA. The sensitivity and specificity of t he Abbott TestPack RSV versus the RSV ELISA were 98% and 95% respectiv ely.