Evaluation of a new pregnancy test claiming beta-subunit specificity.
A new hemagglutination-inhibition tube test for human chorionic gonadotropin said to be beta-subunit specific was compared with a widely used similar test that is not beta-specific. Also compared were the latex agglutination-inhibition slide test from the same manufacturer, along with a similar non-beta-subunit specific slide test. Although the new tube test showed good sensitivity, false-positives still occurred in the perimenopausal age group.
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin / Q000032:analysis; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007841:Latex Fixation Tests; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins; D011259:Pregnancy Tests, Immunologic
D006063:Chorionic Gonadotropin; D011257:Pregnancy Proteins