title: [The value of resorting to 2 technics for detecting anti-mitochondrial antibodies].
abstract: The presence of antimitochondrial antibody was determined by an indirect immunofluorescence assay (IIFA) and a quantitative complement fixation test (CFT) in 2,302 sera. This survey enabled us to calculate the sensitivity, specificity, positive and negative predictive values of the two techniques. It seemed valuable to use both techniques as the IIFA was more sensitive than the CFT whilst the CFT was more specific than the IIFA.
authors.affiliation: Service de Néphrologie, Centre Hospitalier Régional et Universitaire, Brest.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gentric
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Jouquan
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Pennec
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Youinou
mesh_terms: D000906:Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D003168:Complement Fixation Tests; D005455:Fluorescent Antibody Technique; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000276:immunology; D008928:Mitochondria / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000906:Antibodies
vernacular_title: Intérêt du recours à deux techniques pour le dépistage des anticoprs anti-mitochondries.