title: Comparison of two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for detection of herpes simplex virus antigen.
abstract: Two commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) for detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV) antigen in direct clinical specimens were compared with cell culture in primary rabbit kidney and MRC-5. With a total of 238 specimens, the sensitivity and specificity of the Dako ELISA method were determined to be 70.1% and 82.4%, respectively, and 60.4% and 88.2%, respectively, for the Ortho Antigen ELISA.
mesh_terms: D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D018139:Simplexvirus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral