Selection of tests for hepatitis B antigen.
Three commercially available tests - two hemagglutination and radioimmunoassay were used to test sera received in a routine clinical laboratory. Their overall performance in terms of reliability and sensitivity was very similar and the yield of positive results was increased by about 25%.
D005189:False Positive Reactions; D006386:Hemagglutination Tests; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D007122:Immunoelectrophoresis; D011863:Radioimmunoassay
D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens