Comparative performance of herpes simplex virus type 2-specific serologic assays from Meridian Diagnostics and MRL Diagnostics

Authors
Ribes, JA Hayes, M Smith, A Winters, JL Baker, DJ
Citation
Ja. Ribes et al., Comparative performance of herpes simplex virus type 2-specific serologic assays from Meridian Diagnostics and MRL Diagnostics, J CLIN MICR, 39(10), 2001, pp. 3740-3742
Citations number
15
Categorie Soggetti
Clinical Immunolgy & Infectious Disease",Microbiology
Journal title
JOURNAL OF CLINICAL MICROBIOLOGY
ISSN journal
00951137 → ACNP
Volume
39
Issue
10
Year of publication
2001
Pages
3740 - 3742
Database
ISI
SICI code
0095-1137(200110)39:10<3740:CPOHSV>2.0.ZU;2-G
Abstract
MRL Diagnostics and Meridian Diagnostics have recently designed herpes simp lex virus type 2 (HSV-2)-specific enzyme immunoassays for HSV-2 antibody de tection. Blood donor sera were assayed for HSV-2 antibodies by both methods . The sensitivity, specificity, and efficiency were 97.9, 95.4, and 95.9% f or the MRL assay and 83.2, 98.2, and 95.5% for the Meridian assay, respecti vely.