title: Comparative study of the standard fluorescent antibody to membrane antigen (FAMA) assay and a flow cytometry-adapted FAMA assay to assess immunity to varicella-zoster virus.
abstract: A flow cytometry-adapted fluorescent antibody to membrane antigen (FAMA) assay to detect IgG antibodies against varicella-zoster virus (VZV) was developed and tested in 62 serum samples, showing 90.32% accuracy obtained from a receiver operating characteristic (ROC) curve with a 0.9125 (95% confidence interval [CI], 0.829 to 1.00) area below the curve compared to the result with standard FAMA.
authors: Division of Pediatric Infectious Diseases, Federal University of São Paulo (UNIFESP-EPM), Rua Loefgreen 1998, Vila Clementino, 04040-000 São Paulo, SP, Brazil. manulafer@uol.com.br
authors: M M
authors: MM
authors: Lafer
authors: L Y
authors: LY
authors: Weckx
authors: M I
authors: MI
authors: de Moraes-Pinto
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Garretson
authors: S P
authors: SP
authors: Steinberg
authors: A A
authors: AA
authors: Gershon
authors: P S
authors: PS
authors: LaRussa
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