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Comparison of latex agglutination test with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibody to varicella-zoster virus.

Comparison of latex agglutination test with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of... Comparison of latex agglutination test with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibody to varicella-zoster virus. M L Landry and D Ferguson Clinical Virology Laboratory, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Connecticut. ABSTRACT A new latex agglutination (LA) test (VZVscan; Becton Dickinson, Cockeysville, Md.) was compared with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Varicella STAT; Whittaker Bioproducts, Walkersville, Md.) for detection of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) antibody. Of 165 samples tested, 126 (76%) were positive by LA, 123 (73%) were positive by ELISA, and 35 (21%) were negative by both methods. Six samples (4%) were LA positive and ELISA negative or equivocal; three samples (2%) were ELISA positive and LA negative. However, LA failed to detect seroconversions in four adults with varicella in samples obtained 14 to 17 days after the onset of rash. These same samples had ELISA values in the high-positive range. In addition, the recommended LA screening dilution (1:2) is not supported by published data and should be changed. CiteULike Connotea Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter What's this? « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 vol. 31 no. 11 3031-3033 » Abstract PDF Classifications Research Article Services Email this article to a colleague Similar articles in ASM journals Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of JCM Download to citation manager Reprints and Permissions Copyright Information Books from ASM Press MicrobeWorld Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Landry, M. L. Articles by Ferguson, D. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Landry, M. L. Articles by Ferguson, D. Related Content Load related web page information Social Bookmarking CiteULike Connotea Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter What's this? current issue December 2011, volume 49, issue 12 Alert me to new issues of JCM About JCM Subscribers Authors Reviewers Advertisers Inquiries from the Press Permissions & Commercial Reprints ASM Journals Public Access Policy JCM RSS Feeds 1752 N Street N.W. • Washington DC 20036 202.737.3600 • 202.942.9355 fax • journals@asmusa.org Print ISSN: 0095-1137 Online ISSN: 1098-660X Copyright © 2011 by the American Society for Microbiology. For an alternate route to JCM .asm.org, visit: http://intl- JCM .asm.org | More Info» var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5821458-10"); pageTracker._trackPageview(); http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Journal of Clinical Microbiology American Society For Microbiology

Comparison of latex agglutination test with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibody to varicella-zoster virus.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology , Volume 31 (11): 3031 – Nov 1, 1993

Comparison of latex agglutination test with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibody to varicella-zoster virus.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology , Volume 31 (11): 3031 – Nov 1, 1993

Abstract

Comparison of latex agglutination test with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibody to varicella-zoster virus. M L Landry and D Ferguson Clinical Virology Laboratory, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Connecticut. ABSTRACT A new latex agglutination (LA) test (VZVscan; Becton Dickinson, Cockeysville, Md.) was compared with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Varicella STAT; Whittaker Bioproducts, Walkersville, Md.) for detection of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) antibody. Of 165 samples tested, 126 (76%) were positive by LA, 123 (73%) were positive by ELISA, and 35 (21%) were negative by both methods. Six samples (4%) were LA positive and ELISA negative or equivocal; three samples (2%) were ELISA positive and LA negative. However, LA failed to detect seroconversions in four adults with varicella in samples obtained 14 to 17 days after the onset of rash. These same samples had ELISA values in the high-positive range. In addition, the recommended LA screening dilution (1:2) is not supported by published data and should be changed. CiteULike Connotea Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter What's this? « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 vol. 31 no. 11 3031-3033 » Abstract PDF Classifications Research Article Services Email this article to a colleague Similar articles in ASM journals Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of JCM Download to citation manager Reprints and Permissions Copyright Information Books from ASM Press MicrobeWorld Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Landry, M. L. Articles by Ferguson, D. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Landry, M. L. Articles by Ferguson, D. Related Content Load related web page information Social Bookmarking CiteULike Connotea Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter What's this? current issue December 2011, volume 49, issue 12 Alert me to new issues of JCM About JCM Subscribers Authors Reviewers Advertisers Inquiries from the Press Permissions & Commercial Reprints ASM Journals Public Access Policy JCM RSS Feeds 1752 N Street N.W. • Washington DC 20036 202.737.3600 • 202.942.9355 fax • journals@asmusa.org Print ISSN: 0095-1137 Online ISSN: 1098-660X Copyright © 2011 by the American Society for Microbiology. For an alternate route to JCM .asm.org, visit: http://intl- JCM .asm.org | More Info» var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5821458-10"); pageTracker._trackPageview();

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Abstract

Comparison of latex agglutination test with enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for detection of antibody to varicella-zoster virus. M L Landry and D Ferguson Clinical Virology Laboratory, Yale-New Haven Hospital, Connecticut. ABSTRACT A new latex agglutination (LA) test (VZVscan; Becton Dickinson, Cockeysville, Md.) was compared with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) (Varicella STAT; Whittaker Bioproducts, Walkersville, Md.) for detection of varicella-zoster virus (VZV) antibody. Of 165 samples tested, 126 (76%) were positive by LA, 123 (73%) were positive by ELISA, and 35 (21%) were negative by both methods. Six samples (4%) were LA positive and ELISA negative or equivocal; three samples (2%) were ELISA positive and LA negative. However, LA failed to detect seroconversions in four adults with varicella in samples obtained 14 to 17 days after the onset of rash. These same samples had ELISA values in the high-positive range. In addition, the recommended LA screening dilution (1:2) is not supported by published data and should be changed. CiteULike Connotea Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter What's this? « Previous | Next Article » Table of Contents This Article J. Clin. Microbiol. November 1993 vol. 31 no. 11 3031-3033 » Abstract PDF Classifications Research Article Services Email this article to a colleague Similar articles in ASM journals Alert me when this article is cited Alert me if a correction is posted Similar articles in this journal Similar articles in Web of Science Similar articles in PubMed Alert me to new issues of JCM Download to citation manager Reprints and Permissions Copyright Information Books from ASM Press MicrobeWorld Citing Articles Load citing article information Citing articles via Web of Science Citing articles via Google Scholar Google Scholar Articles by Landry, M. L. Articles by Ferguson, D. Search for related content PubMed PubMed citation Articles by Landry, M. L. Articles by Ferguson, D. Related Content Load related web page information Social Bookmarking CiteULike Connotea Delicious Digg Facebook Google+ Mendeley Reddit StumbleUpon Twitter What's this? current issue December 2011, volume 49, issue 12 Alert me to new issues of JCM About JCM Subscribers Authors Reviewers Advertisers Inquiries from the Press Permissions & Commercial Reprints ASM Journals Public Access Policy JCM RSS Feeds 1752 N Street N.W. • Washington DC 20036 202.737.3600 • 202.942.9355 fax • journals@asmusa.org Print ISSN: 0095-1137 Online ISSN: 1098-660X Copyright © 2011 by the American Society for Microbiology. For an alternate route to JCM .asm.org, visit: http://intl- JCM .asm.org | More Info» var gaJsHost = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? "https://ssl." : "http://www."); document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + gaJsHost + "google-analytics.com/ga.js' type='text/javascript'%3E%3C/script%3E")); var pageTracker = _gat._getTracker("UA-5821458-10"); pageTracker._trackPageview();

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Journal of Clinical MicrobiologyAmerican Society For Microbiology

Published: Nov 1, 1993

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