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Kudo T, Kido A, Nishiyama Y, Koganeya H, Okuda T, Nabeshima M, Iinuma Y, Ichiyama S. Whole-Blood Counting Immunoassay as a Short-Turnaround Test for Detection of Hepatitis B Surface Antigen, Anti-Hepatitis C Virus Antibodies, and Anti-
Treponema pallidum
Antibodies. J Clin Microbiol 2004; 42:4250-2. [PMID: 15365019 PMCID: PMC516346 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.42.9.4250-4252.2004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 1] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022] Open
Abstract
ABSTRACT
Whole-blood samples were used for a counting immunoassay (CIA) with the aim of developing a short- turnaround test. After optimization of the CIA, hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg), anti-hepatitis C virus antibodies (anti-HCV), and anti-
Treponema pallidum
antibodies (anti-TP) were detected as efficiently as by an enzyme immunoassay (EIA) with serum samples. The correlations between whole-blood CIA and serum EIA were 99.8, 97.1, and 99.4% for HBsAg, anti-HCV, and anti-TP, respectively. Whole-blood CIA may be of value when rapid screening of many samples is required.
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Affiliation(s)
- Toyoichiro Kudo
- Deaprtment of Laboratory Medicine, Graduate School of Medicine, Kyoto University Hospital, 54 Kawahara Shogoin, Sakyoku, Kyoto 606-8507, Japan.
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