title: Evaluation of four commercial enzyme immunoassays for detection of immunoglobulin M antibodies to human parvovirus B19.
abstract: Four commercial enzyme immunoassays (EIAs) for the detection of parvovirus B19-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies [Biotrin Parvovirus B19 IgM (Biotrin International, Ireland); Parvoscan B19 IgM (Euro-Diagnostica, Sweden); Parvovirus IgM (Immunobiological Laboratories [IBL], Germany); and human parvovirus B19 IgM (Hillcrest Biologicals, USA)] were compared to indirect immunofluorescence assay (IFA) and polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Using IFA as the reference test, high sensitivities (> or = 97%) were observed with all four EIAs, though the specificities of the Biotrin and IBL EIAs (99% and 96% respectively) were significantly higher than those of the Hillcrest and Euro-Diagnostica EIAs (81% and 79% respectively).
authors.affiliation: Sir Albert Sakzewski Virus Research Centre, Herston, Queensland, Australia.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sloots
authors.forename: P L
authors.initials: PL
authors.lastname: Devine
mesh_terms: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic / Q000032:analysis*; D001315:Australia; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016731:Erythema Infectiosum / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D019084:Fluorescent Antibody Technique, Indirect; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D008297:Male; D016732:Parvovirus B19, Human / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000888:Antibodies, Anti-Idiotypic; D007075:Immunoglobulin M