TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of three commercial immunoassays for detection of herpes simplex virus type 2 antibodies in commercial sex workers in Yunnan Province, China
AU - Ngo, Thoai D.
AU - Laeyendecker, Oliver
AU - Morrow, Rhoda Ashley
AU - Lai, Shenghan
AU - Quinn, Thomas C.
PY - 2008/8
Y1 - 2008/8
N2 - Five hundred commercial sex workers in China were tested for herpes simplex virus type 2 by three immunoassays and Western blotting. Sensitivities for the Focus, Kalon, and Biokit assays were 86.7%, 82.3%, and 34.9%, respectively, and specificities were 91.8%, 94.2%, and 60.1%, respectively. The Focus assay performed optimally at an index of 1.5 (95.2% sensitivity and 93.4% specificity), and the Kalon assay performed optimally at an index of 1.2 (93.3% sensitivity and 95.2% specificity).
AB - Five hundred commercial sex workers in China were tested for herpes simplex virus type 2 by three immunoassays and Western blotting. Sensitivities for the Focus, Kalon, and Biokit assays were 86.7%, 82.3%, and 34.9%, respectively, and specificities were 91.8%, 94.2%, and 60.1%, respectively. The Focus assay performed optimally at an index of 1.5 (95.2% sensitivity and 93.4% specificity), and the Kalon assay performed optimally at an index of 1.2 (93.3% sensitivity and 95.2% specificity).
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U2 - 10.1128/CVI.00006-08
DO - 10.1128/CVI.00006-08
M3 - Article
C2 - 18508932
AN - SCOPUS:49149104911
SN - 1556-6811
VL - 15
SP - 1301
EP - 1303
JO - Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
JF - Clinical and Vaccine Immunology
IS - 8
ER -