| Literature DB >> 1757560 |
D R Mayo1, T Brennan, D P Cormier, J Hadler, P Lamb.
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Paired serum samples from 93 patients suspected of having measles were assayed for measles virus-specific immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies by an enzyme immunoassay (EIA), and the results were compared with results from a complement fixation assay and an EIA for measles virus IgG. By using significant serologic rises as the standard for comparison, the IgM EIA assay had a sensitivity of 85.7%, a specificity of 81.3%, a positive predictive value of 95.7%, and a negative predictive value of 54.2%. This assay can be expected to perform well in outbreak situations.Entities:
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Year: 1991 PMID: 1757560 PMCID: PMC270448 DOI: 10.1128/jcm.29.12.2865-2867.1991
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Clin Microbiol ISSN: 0095-1137 Impact factor: 5.948