1. Evaluation of diagnostic assays for hepatitis E virus in outbreak settings.
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Myint KS, Endy TP, Gibbons RV, Laras K, Mammen MP Jr, Sedyaningsih ER, Seriwatana J, Glass JS, Narupiti S, and Corwin AL
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- Cross-Sectional Studies, DNA, Viral analysis, Hepatitis E immunology, Hepatitis E virus genetics, Humans, Immunoenzyme Techniques methods, Immunoenzyme Techniques standards, Retrospective Studies, Disease Outbreaks, Hepatitis Antibodies blood, Hepatitis E diagnosis, Hepatitis E epidemiology, Hepatitis E virus isolation & purification
- Abstract
Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a major cause of hepatitis. We evaluated five HEV antibody diagnostic assays by using outbreak specimens. The Abbott immunoglobulin G (IgG), Genelabs IgG, and Walter Reed Army Institute of Research (WRAIR) IgM assays were about 90% sensitive; the Abbott IgG and WRAIR total Ig and IgM assays were more than 90% specific.
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- 2006
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