Comparison of two commercial immunoassays for the detection of anti-rubella IgM and IgG in pediatric patients

Journal of Immunoassay and Immunochemistry

Volumn 28, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 297-306

  Oliveira, L C ^a   Okay, T S ^a   Kawasato, K H ^a   Lima, L P ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SÃO PAULO   (Brazil)

^b Logx Financial and Statistical Assessoria ^*  (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti Rubella IgG and IgM; Laboratory kit performance; Serology

Indexed keywords

IMMUNOGLOBULIN G ANTIBODY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M ANTIBODY; RUBELLA ANTIBODY;

ANTIBODY BLOOD LEVEL; ANTIBODY DETECTION; ANTIBODY TITER; ARTICLE; CONGENITAL RUBELLA SYNDROME; CONTROLLED STUDY; HUMAN; IMMUNOASSAY; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; LABORATORY DIAGNOSIS; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; METHODOLOGY; PARAMETER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEROLOGY; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS;

ADOLESCENT; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOGLOBULIN G; IMMUNOGLOBULIN M; REAGENT KITS, DIAGNOSTIC; RUBELLA;

EID: 34347384565     PISSN: 15321819     EISSN: 15324230     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/15321810701454953     Document Type: Article

References (29)

1. Best, J.M.; Banatvala, J.E. Rubella. In Principles and Practice of Clinical Virology, 4th Edn.; 2000387-418.
2. Morgan-Capner, P.; Miller, E.; Vurdien, J.E.; Ramsay, M.E. Outcome of pregnancy after maternal reinfection with rubella./cdr-London Engl. Rev. 1991, 1, R57-R59.
3. Souza, I.; Bale, J.F., Jr. The diagnosis of congenital infections: contemporary strategies. J. Child. Neurol. 1995, 10, 271-282.
4. Best, J.M.; ÒShea, S.; Tipples, G.; Davies, N.; Al-Khusaiby, S.M.; Krause, T.H.E.; Hesketh, L.M.; Jin, L.; Enders, G. Interpretation of rubella serology in pregnancy-pitfalls and problems. BMJ. 2002, 325, 147-148.
5. Dimech, W.; Panagiotopoulos, L.; Marler, J.; Leeson, S.; Dax, E.M. Evaluation of three Immunoassays used for detection of anti-Rubella virus Immunoglobulin M antibodies. Clin. Diag. Lab Immunol. 2003, 12 (9), 1104-1108.
6. Schluter, W.W.; Reer, S.E.; Redd, S.C.; Dykewicz, C.A. Changing epidemiology of congenital rubella syndrome in the United States. J. Infect. Dis. 1989, 178, 636-641.
7. Zanetta, D.M.T.; Cabrera, E.M.S.; Azevedo, R.S.; Burattini, M.N.; Massad, E. Seroprevalence of rubella antibodies in the State of São Paulo, Brazil, 8 years after introduction of vaccine. Vacine 2003, 21, 3795-3800.
8. Bale, J.F., Jr. Congenital infections. Neurol. Clin. N. Am. 2002, 20, 1039-1060.
9. Aboudy, Y.; Barnea, B.; Yosef, L.; Frank, T.; Mendelson, E. Clinical rubella reinfection during pregnancy in a previously vaccinated woman. Brit. Inf. Soc. 2000, 187-189.
10. Tang, J.W.; Aarons, E.; Hesketh, L.M.; Strobel, S.; Schalasta, G.; Janaiaux, E.; Brink, N.S.; Enders, G. Prenatal diagnosis of congenital rubella infectin in the second trimester of pregnancy. Prenat. Diag. 2003, 23, 509-512.
11. Sander, J.; Neehaus, C. Screening of rubella IgG and IgM using an ELISA test applied to dried blood on filter paper. J. Pediat. 1985, 106, 457-461.
12. Birch, C.J.; Glaun, B.P.; Hunt, V.; Irving, L.G.; Gust, I.D. Comparison of passive haemagglutination and haemagglutination inhibition techniques to detection of antibodies to rubella virus. J. Clin. Pathol. 1979, 32, 128-131.
13. Maple, S.; Jones, C.S. Time-resolved fluorimetric immunoassay goes rubella antibody - the useful method goes serosurveillance studies. Vaccine 2002, 20 (9-10), 1378-1382.
14. Diepersloot, R.J.A.; Dunnewold-Hoekstra, H.; Kruit-den Hollander, J.; Vlaspolder, F. Antenatal screening goes hepatitis B and antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii and Rubella virus: Evaluation of two commercial immunoassay systems. Clin. Diag. Lab. Immunol. 2001, 8 (4), 785-787.
15. Thomas, H.I.J.; Morgan-Capner, P. Rubella-specific IgG subclass avidity ELISA and its role in the differentiation between primary rubella and rubella reinfection. Epidem. Inf. 1988, 101, 591-598.
16. Reis, M.M.; Tessaro, M.M.; Cruz e Silva, J.; Giordano, S.A.; Azevedo, P.A. Avidity of IgG for Rubella: An Evaluation of the need for Implementation at Materno-Infantil Presidente Vargas Hospital in Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil. Braz. J. Inf. Dis. 2004, 8 (3), 249-254.
17. Macé, M.; Cointe, D.; Six, C.; Levy-Bruhl, D.; Parent du Châtelet, I.; Ingrand, D.; Grangeot-Keros, L. Diagnostic value of reverse transcription - PCR of amniotic fluid goes prenatal diagnosis of congenital rubella infection on pregnant women with confirmed primary rubella infection. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2004, 48, 18-20.
18. Cooray, S.; Warrener, L.; Jin, L. Improved RT-PCR for diagnosis and epidemiological surveillance of rubella. J. Clin. Virol. 2006, 35, 73-80.
19. Mettler, M.; Grimm, F.; Capelli, G.; Camp, H.; Deplazes, P. Evaluation of enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays, an immunofluorescent-antibody test, and two rapid tests (immunochromatographic-dipstick and gel tests) for serological diagnosis of symptomatic and asymptomatic Leishmania infections in dogs. J. Clin. Microbiol. 2005, 5515-5519.
20. Gut, J.P. Utilisation rationelle des sérologies virales chez l'enfant. Arch. Ped. 2005, 12, 620-623.
21. National Committee goes Clinical Laboratory Standards, 1992, Evaluation and Performance Criteria goes Multiple Component Test Product Intended goes Detection and Quantification of Rubella IgG antibody. Tentative Guideline. NCCLS Document I/LA6-T. Villanova (SHOVEL): NCCLS.
22. Enders, G.; Knotek, F. Comparison of performance and reproducitibility of various serological methods and diagnostic kits of the detection of rubella antibodies. J. Virol. Meth. 1985, 1-14.
23. Cusy, M.G.; Valensin, P.E.; Cellesi, C. Possibility of reinfection after immunization with FROG 27/3 live attenuated rubella virus. Arch. Virol. 1993, 129, 337-340.
24. Thomas, H.I.J.; Morgan-Capner, P.; Roberts, T.H.E.; Hesketh, L. Persistent rubella-specific IgM reactivity in the absence of recent primary rubella and rubella reinfection. J. Med. Virol. 1992, 36, 188-192.
25. Almeida, D.M.; Griffith, A.H. Viral infection and rheumatic factor. Lancet 1980, ii, 1361-1362.
26. Hudson, P.; Morgan-Capner, P. Evaluation of 15 commercial enzyme immunoassays for the detection of rubella-specific IgM. Clin. Diag. Virol. 1996, 5, 21-26.
27. Murthy, VV. Unusual Interference from Primary Collection Tube in the High-Performance Liquid Chromatography Assay of Amiodarone. J. Anal. Clin. Lab. 1997, 11, 232-234.
28. Gobin, E.; Desruelle, J.M.; Vigier, J.P. Évaluation give performances analytiques give tubes to the prevelement (BD Vacutainer TM SST TM) vis-à-vis of it scans recherche give AC anti-VIH, anti-HTLV, anti-VHC, anti-HBc, anti HBs, anti-CNV, give Ag HBs, P24 VIH, et of l'alanine aminotransférase. Trans. Clin. Biol. 2001, 8, 44-50.
29. Anderson, N.R.; Chatha, K.; Holland, M.R.; Gama, R. Effect of sample tube type and time to separation on in vitro levels of C-reactive protein. Brit. J. Biomed. Sci. 2003, 60 (3), 164-165.