A COMPARISON OF RUBAZYME-M AND MACRIA FOR THE DETECTION OF RUBELLA-SPECIFIC IGM

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作者
BEST, JM
PALMER, SJ
MORGANCAPNER, P
HODGSON, J
机构
[1] ST THOMAS HOSP, SCH MED, DEPT VIROL, LONDON SE1 7EH, ENGLAND
[2] UNIV LONDON KINGS COLL HOSP, SCH MED, DEPT MICROBIOL, LONDON SE5 8RX, ENGLAND
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10.1016/0166-0934(84)90044-2
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Q5 [生物化学];
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071010 ; 081704 ;
摘要
Carefully selected [human] sera, 186, were tested for rubella-specific IgM by Rubazyme-M (Abbott Diagnostics) and an M-antibody capture radioimmunoassay (MACRIA). Of these sera, 11 were from cases of infectious mononucleosis, 6 of which gave positive results in MACRIA, while 1 gave a positive result in Rubazyme-M. Of the remaining 175 sera, 158 gave concordant results while 17 sera gave discordant results; these 17 were also tested by serum fractionation. Problems were encountered with all assay systems used. It is therefore recommended that the results of all tests for rubella-specific IgM should be interpreted with caution.
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