title: Evaluation of dengue IgM detection tests using sera from patients with autoimmune diseases.
abstract: Three commercial dengue IgM test kits and 'in-house' IgM-capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) were examined for false positive reactions, using 49 serum samples from patients with autoimmune diseases. All the samples were found to be negative by the 'in-house' IgM-capture ELISA. Five samples were determined to be positive by the immunochromatographic test and three of the five samples were also found positive by one commercial IgM-capture ELISA kit. These results suggest that a possibility of false positive reaction should be considered when serum samples from autoimmune disease patients are tested for dengue IgM by some commercial dengue IgM test kits.
authors.affiliation: Department of Virology 1, Laboratory of Neurovirology, National Institute of Infectious Diseases, 1-23-1 Toyama, Shinjuku-ku, 162-8640, Tokyo, Japan. takasaki@nih.go.jp
authors.forename: Tomohiko
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takasaki
authors.forename: Masaru
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Nawa
authors.forename: Ken Ichiro
authors.initials: KI
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Makoto
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Harada
authors.forename: Akira
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Takeda
authors.forename: Ichiro
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Kurane
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D001327:Autoimmune Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D003715:Dengue / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology / Q000821:virology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic