title: Screening of antibodies to varicella-zoster virus in leukemic patients: comparison of commercial methods of enzyme-immunoassay and fluoroimmunoassay.
abstract: Commercial methods of enzyme immunoassay and fluoroimmunoassay for the detection of varicella-zoster antibodies were compared using serum samples from individuals in a program of bone marrow transplantation. The correlation was 93.4%. Enzyme immunoassay showed to be more sensitive. Both methods are applicable to the detection of varicella-zoster antibodies. However, when fluoroimmunoassay is used, we recommend the confirmation of negative results by a sensitive enzyme immunoassay.
authors.affiliation: Servicio de Virologia, Centro Nacional de Microbiologia, Virologia e Inmunologia Sanitarias, Majadahonda, Madrid, Spain.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: de Ory
authors.forename: J M
authors.initials: JM
authors.lastname: Echevarria
authors.forename: C J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Domingo
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015200:Fluoroimmunoassay; D014645:Herpesvirus 3, Human / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007938:Leukemia / Q000382:microbiology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral