Comparative performance of herpes simplex virus type 1-specific serologic assays from MRL and Meridian Diagnostics.
Two companies, MRL and Meridian Diagnostics, have developed Food and Drug Administration-approved herpes simplex virus type 1 type-specific enzyme immunoassays. The sensitivity, specificity, and overall testing efficiency of these assays were 98.2, 93.8, and 96.6% for MRL and 98.8, 99.0, and 98.1% for Meridian, making both of these kits suitable for use in the clinical lab.
Ribes
Julie A
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Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Kentucky, Lexington, Kentucky 40536-0298, USA. jaribes@uky.edu
Smith
Angela
A
Hayes
Marie
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Baker
Doris J
DJ
Winters
Jeffrey L
JL
D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D018259:Herpesvirus 1, Human / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012698:Serologic Tests; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins / Q000276:immunology*
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D014759:Viral Envelope Proteins; C050591:glycoprotein gG-1, herpes simplex virus type 1