title: [Quality of the reagents used in counterimmunoelectrophoresis technique for the determination of antirabies antibodies].
abstract: This study demonstrated that the antigens and indicator sera produced by the Butantan Institute may be employed with success in the counterimmunoelectrophoresis technique for the titration of rabies antibodies in sera from immunized individuals. No statistically significant differences were demonstrated between the results obtained in the standardization tests carried out at the Butantan Institute and the reference control tests performed at the Pan American Zoonoses Center. It is proposed that the Butantan Institute be in charge of the production and distribution of these reagents at the national level.
authors.affiliation: Centro Panamericano de Zoonosis, Buenos Aires, Argentina.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Díaz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Albas
authors.forename: E J
authors.initials: EJ
authors.lastname: Valentini
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Perdomo
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis; D006801:Humans; D007106:Immune Sera; D011817:Rabbits; D011820:Rabies virus / Q000276:immunology*; D051381:Rats; D012015:Reference Standards; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D000956:Antigens, Viral; D007106:Immune Sera
vernacular_title: Evaluación de la calidad de los reactivos que se utilizan en la tecnica de contrainmunoelectroforesis para la determinación de anticuerpos antirrábicos.