title: Detection of serum antibody responses to RIT 4237 rotavirus vaccine by ELISA and neutralization assays.
abstract: Immunoglobulin class-specific determination by ELISA and a virus neutralization test (NT) were compared for the detection of the serum antibody responses after vaccination of infants with the RIT 4237 rotavirus vaccine (of bovine origin). A capture method was applied for specific IgM determination by ELISA because of its greater sensitivity and reproducibility over the conventional ELISA-IgM test. NT was improved through the use of an enzyme-labelled antibody for the detection of non-neutralized virus. In 6-12-month-old children, the most sensitive single test to detect an antibody response was the ELISA-IgM capture method, but the combination of ELISA-IgM and IgG tests or ELISA-IgM and NT detected the highest seroconversion rate of 79%. In newborn infants high levels of maternal antibody made the ELISA-IgG test unsuitable. ELISA-IgM gave a response rate of 31%, but NT with homologous virus was the most sensitive indicator of a serological response to the vaccine in this age group, yielding a 45% response rate.
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007070:Immunoglobulin A / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D012401:Rotavirus / Q000276:immunology*; D022243:Rotavirus Vaccines; D014611:Vaccination; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated / Q000276:immunology*; D014765:Viral Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007070:Immunoglobulin A; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; C041165:RIT 4237 vaccine; D022243:Rotavirus Vaccines; D014613:Vaccines, Attenuated; D014765:Viral Vaccines