title: Comparison of enzyme- and radio-immunoassay kits to detect hepatitis B surface antibody response among hepatitis B vaccinees.
abstract: A total of 288 of sera was obtained from 96 hepatitis B vaccinees to test antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) by enzyme immunoassay (EIA) and radioimmunoassay (RIA), respectively. An anti-HBs titer greater than 10 mIU/mL is required for immunity; 172 (59.7%) were positive by EIA and 173 (60.1%) were positive by RIA. A correlation study of anti-HBs titers tested by these two methods showed a correlation coefficient r = 0.889 (n = 162, p less than 0.001). Of 173 serum specimens whose anti-HBs were positive by RIA, 10 were negative by EIA; those 10 had had anti-HBs titers between 11 to 20 mIU/mL by RIA. Among 172 serum specimens whose anti-HBs were positive by EIA, 9 were negative by RIA; 3 of those were between 21 to 70 mIU/mL, and 6 were between 11 to 20 mIU/mL by EIA. Of the 96 vaccinees, following first dose of hepatitis B vaccination their anti-HBs response rates were found to be 20.8% by EIA and 17.7% by RIA. Following second and third vaccinations, their anti-HBs response rates were 65.6% and 92.7% by EIA, and 71.9% and 90.6% by RIA, respectively. Thus, EIA correlates well with RIA for anti-HBs testing especially when its titers are greater than 70 mIU/ml.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Veterans General Hospital, Taipei, Taiwan, Republic of China.
authors.forename: S D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: K J
authors.initials: KJ
authors.lastname: Lo
authors.forename: Y T
authors.initials: YT
authors.lastname: Tsai
authors.forename: C Y
authors.initials: CY
authors.lastname: Chan
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Lin
authors.forename: J C
authors.initials: JC
authors.lastname: Wu
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D002648:Child; D006509:Hepatitis B / Q000517:prevention & control*; D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies / Q000032:analysis / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011863:Radioimmunoassay; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D006510:Hepatitis B Antibodies; D006514:Hepatitis B Surface Antigens; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014761:Viral Hepatitis Vaccines