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Serologic assays specific to immunoglobulin M antibodies against hepatitis E virus: pangenotypic evaluation of
Jan Drobeniuc1, Jihong Meng, Gábor Reuter
1Division of Viral Hepatitis, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GA, USA. jqd6@cdc.gov
Abstract:
Six immunoassays for detecting immunoglobulin M antibodies to hepatitis E virus were evaluated. Serum samples representing acute infection by each of the 4 viral genotypes as well as nonacute hepatitis E virus infection constituted the test panels. Diagnostic sensitivities and specificities as well as interassay agreement varied widely. Analytical sensitivity limits also were determined and were found to be particularly disparate.
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