title: Evaluation of a latex agglutination test for detection of antibodies to rubella virus in selected sera.
abstract: A new latex agglutination test for rubella virus was used to test sera with a hemagglutination inhibition titer of less than or equal to 8 (97 specimens) or greater than or equal to 256 (158 specimens). Maximum latex agglutination test sensitivity was achieved when low-titer sera were tested undiluted and high-titer sera were diluted (1:10). A modification of the protocol of the manufacturer resulted in a latex agglutination-hemagglutination inhibition agreement of 96.7%.
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D006385:Hemagglutination Inhibition Tests; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral