title: Development of a rapid and convenient method for determination of rubella virus-specific immunoglobulin G avidity.
abstract: We describe here a rapid and semiautomated method for the determination of rubella virus immunoglobulin G (IgG) avidity with the VIDAS instrument. A total of 153 serum samples from persons with naturally acquired rubella virus infections (n = 98), from vaccinated persons (n = 44), and from patients with autoantibodies (n = 11) were included in this study. The rubella virus-specific IgG avidity assay we developed for the VIDAS instrument was evaluated by comparison with an in-house method. Results obtained with the VIDAS instrument allow considering this method valuable to help confirm or exclude acute primary infection or recent vaccination.
authors.affiliation: Faculty of Medicine Paris-Sud, University Paris-Sud 11, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre F-94276, France. christelle.vauloup@abc.aphp.fr
authors.forename: Christelle
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vauloup-Fellous
authors.forename: Jessica
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ursulet-Diser
authors.forename: Liliane
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Grangeot-Keros
mesh_terms: D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods*; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood / Q000276:immunology; D012409:Rubella / Q000276:immunology* / Q000821:virology; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; C040901:rubella antibodies