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Comparative Study
. 2008 May;46(5):1847-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.00468-08. Epub 2008 Mar 26.

Evaluation of rubella virus immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM assays with the new Vidia instrument

Maria Cristina Medici  1 , Monica Martinelli, Valeria Albonetti, Carlo Chezzi, Giuseppe Dettori
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Comparative Study

Evaluation of rubella virus immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM assays with the new Vidia instrument

Maria Cristina Medici et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2008 May.

Abstract

For rubella virus immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM detection, Vidia assays were compared to Vidas, AxSYM, and Liaison assays with 419 serum samples. Only Vidia produced a sensitivity of 100% for IgG and IgM. Vidia specificities were 98.4% for IgG and 99.8% for IgM, versus Vidas specificities of 100 and 99.3%. Vidia IgG and IgM assays performed equally well.

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