Evaluation of rubella virus immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM assays with the new Vidia instrument.
For rubella virus immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM detection, Vidia assays were compared to Vidas, AxSYM, and Liaison assays with 419 serum samples. Only Vidia produced a sensitivity of 100% for IgG and IgM. Vidia specificities were 98.4% for IgG and 99.8% for IgM, versus Vidas specificities of 100 and 99.3%. Vidia IgG and IgM assays performed equally well.
Medici
Maria Cristina
MC
Section of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Parma, Viale Antonio Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy. mariacristina.medici@unipr.it
Martinelli
Monica
M
Albonetti
Valeria
V
Chezzi
Carlo
C
Dettori
Giuseppe
G
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood*; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood*; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood*; D007223:Infant; D008875:Middle Aged; D011247:Pregnancy; D012409:Rubella / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M