title: Rabies neutralizing antibodies determination by the modified counterimmunoelectrophoresis test and the rapid fluorescent focus inhibition test.
abstract: The correlation between the modified counterimmunoelectrophoresis and the rapid fluorescent focus inhibition tests for detecting rabies virus antibodies in human sera was studied, using as reference the standard mouse neutralization test. Statistical analyses showed good correlation among the three serological tests. There were no statistically significant differences in titers obtained by serum neutralization and rapid fluorescent focus inhibition tests and the estimated titers based on the results of the modified counterimmunoelectrophoresis test.
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis; D006801:Humans; D007114:Immunization; D009500:Neutralization Tests; D011818:Rabies / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral