title: [Comparative study of three commerical preparations for the detection of Australia antigen].
abstract: 2,944 sera from blood donors (420 of them being new donors) were tested in four techniques: Counterelectrophoresis (CEP) and three commercial tests: Ausria II, Auscell and Hepanosticon. Over 10 HBs Ag detected by RIA, 8 were evidenced by the Auscell test and 6 by the Hepanosticon Test. False positive results (approximately 3%) represent a disadvantage to the reverse hemagglutination method; this rate increased considerably in a group of 386 patients sera also tested. The authors conclude that the results obtained with the reverse hemagglutination technique are nearing those of RIA.
mesh_terms: D001782:Blood Donors; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection / Q000379:methods; D004586:Electrophoresis; D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D006801:Humans; D008722:Methods; D013048:Specimen Handling
chemical_list: D006511:Hepatitis B Antigens
vernacular_title: Etude comparative de trois réactifs commercialisés de détection de l'antigène HB