Evaluation of 5 Commercially Available Zika Virus Immunoassays

Autor: David Safronetz, Angela Sloan, Derek R. Stein, Emelissa Mendoza, Nicole Barairo, Charlene Ranadheera, Leanne Scharikow, Kimberly Holloway, Alyssia Robinson, Maya Traykova-Andonova, Kai Makowski, Kristina Dimitrova, Elizabeth Giles, Joanne Hiebert, Rhonda Mogk, Sharla Beddome, Michael Drebot
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 23, Iss 9, Pp 1577-1580 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1080-6040
1080-6059
DOI: 10.3201/eid2309.162043
Popis: Because of the global spread of Zika virus, accurate and high-throughput diagnostic immunoassays are needed. We compared the sensitivity and specificity of 5 commercially available Zika virus serologic assays to the recommended protocol of Zika virus IgM-capture ELISA and plaque-reduction neutralization tests. Most commercial immunoassays showed low sensitivity, which can be increased.
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