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Evaluation of an in-house specific immunoglobulin G (IgG) avidity ELISA for distinguishing recent primary from long-term human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection
- Source :
- Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 45 No. 6 (2003); 323-326, Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; Vol. 45 Núm. 6 (2003); 323-326, Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo; v. 45 n. 6 (2003); 323-326, Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Instituto de Medicina Tropical (IMT), instacron:IMT, Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Vol 45, Iss 6, Pp 323-326 (2003), Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo, Volume: 45, Issue: 6, Pages: 323-326, Published: DEC 2003
- Publication Year :
- 2003
- Publisher :
- FapUNIFESP (SciELO), 2003.
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Abstract
- This article describes the standardization and evaluation of an in-house specific IgG avidity ELISA for distinguishing recent primary from long-term human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) infection. The test was standardized with the commercial kit ETI-CYTOK G Plus (Sorin Biomedica, Italy) using 8 M urea in phosphate-buffered saline to dissociate low-avidity antibodies after the antigen-antibody interaction. The performance of the in-house assay was compared to that of the commercial automated VIDAS CMV IgG avidity test (bioMérieux, France). Forty-nine sera, 24 from patients with a recent primary HCMV infection and 25 from patients with a long-term HCMV infection and a sustained persistence of specific IgM antibodies, were tested. Similar results were obtained with the two avidity methods. All 24 sera from patients with recently acquired infection had avidity indices compatible with acute HCMV infection by the VIDAS method, whereas with the in-house method, one serum sample had an equivocal result. In the 25 sera from patients with long-term infection, identical results were obtained with the two methods, with only one serum sample having an incompatible value. These findings suggest that our in-house avidity test could be a potentially useful tool for the immunodiagnosis of HCMV infection. Este artigo descreve a padronização e avaliação de um teste de avidez imunoenzimático para o citomegalovírus humano (ELISA-HCMV) para distinguir a infecção primária recente da infecção de longa duração. O teste foi padronizado com o kit comercial ETI-CYTOK G Plus (Sorin Biomedica, Itália), utilizando uréia 8 M para a dissociação dos anticorpos de baixa avidez. A performance do teste ELISA-HCMV foi comparada com a do teste de avidez comercial automatizado VIDAS CMV IgG (bioMérieux, França), utilizando 24 soros de pacientes com infecção primária recente e 25 soros de pacientes com infecção de longa duração apresentando persistência de anticorpos específicos IgM. Resultados similares foram obtidos com os dois métodos de avidez. Todos os 24 soros de pacientes com infecção recentemente adquirida apresentaram índices de avidez compatíveis com infecção aguda pelo HCMV utilizando o teste VIDAS CMV IgG, enquanto que um dos soros apresentou resultado duvidoso no teste ELISA-HCMV. Os 25 soros de pacientes com infecção de longa duração apresentaram resultados idênticos com os dois métodos, com apenas um dos soros apresentando um valor não compatível. Estes resultados sugerem que o teste de avidez descrito pode ser potencialmente útil para o imunodiagnóstico da infecção pelo HCMV.
- Subjects :
- Human cytomegalovirus
lcsh:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
lcsh:RC955-962
RC955-962
Antibody Affinity
Cytomegalovirus
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
chemical and pharmacologic phenomena
Antibodies, Viral
Immunoglobulin G
Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine
medicine
Humans
Avidity
Immunodiagnosis
HCMV
biology
Avidity test
General Medicine
Specific igg
Igg avidity
medicine.disease
Virology
Specific igm
HCMV Infection
Infectious Diseases
Cytomegalovirus Infections
Immunology
biology.protein
Female
Reagent Kits, Diagnostic
Antibody
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 00364665 and 16789946
- Volume :
- 45
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....e8b739226c224aff4266af4c1c8b7d5b
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1590/s0036-46652003000600005