Suitability of frozen serum stored in gel separator primary sampling tubes for serological testing.
The suitability of frozen serum after storage in primary sampling tubes with a gel separator for serological enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay testing (hepatitis B virus surface antigen [HBs Ag], anti-HBs Ag, anti-Toxoplasma gondii immunoglobulin G [IgG], anti-rubella virus IgG, anti-cytomegalovirus IgM, and anti-Epstein-Barr virus IgM) was evaluated for 375 samples. No difference was found among test results using fresh or stored frozen serum
Rosa-Fraile
Manuel
M
Microbiology Service, Virgen de las Nieves University Hospital, 18014 Granada, Spain. delarosa@cica.es
Sampedro
Antonio
A
Rodríguez-Granger
Javier
J
Camacho
Enrique
E
Manrique
Ester
E
D000906:Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan / Q000097:blood; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D001800:Blood Specimen Collection; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D005615:Freezing; D005782:Gels; D006801:Humans; D066298:In Vitro Techniques
D000906:Antibodies; D000913:Antibodies, Protozoan; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D005782:Gels