COMPARATIVE-EVALUATION OF 9 KITS FOR RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS-MONONUCLEOSIS AND EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-SPECIFIC SEROLOGY

Authors
LINDERHOLM M BOMAN J JUTO P LINDE A
Citation
M. Linderholm et al., COMPARATIVE-EVALUATION OF 9 KITS FOR RAPID DIAGNOSIS OF INFECTIOUS-MONONUCLEOSIS AND EPSTEIN-BARR VIRUS-SPECIFIC SEROLOGY, Journal of clinical microbiology, 32(1), 1994, pp. 259-261
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Microbiology
Journal title
Journal of clinical microbiology → ACNP
ISSN journal
00951137
Volume
32
Issue
1
Year of publication
1994
Pages
259 - 261
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(1994)32:1<259:CO9KFR>2.0.ZU;2-I
Abstract
Rapid diagnosis of Epstein-Barr virus (EBV)-associated infectious mono nucleosis was compared by using nine kits and EBV-specific serology. S pecific antibodies indicative of primary EBV infection were detected i n 46 of 108 (43%) serum samples of infectious mononucleosis patients. The sensitivities and specificities of the rapid kits varied from 63 t o 84% and 84 to 100%, respectively.