PMID: 7035501Dec 1, 1981Paper

Rubella-specific IgM detected by an antibody capture assay/ELISA technique

Journal of Clinical Pathology
J B Kurtz, A Malic

Abstract

A sensitive method for detecting rubella IgM antibody, the first step of which is the attachment of the serum IgM to a solid phase, is described. Specific IgM antibody was found in all 52 people with acquired rubella in the early convalescent period, in all 38 infants with congenital rubella examined in the first seven months of life, and in 23 of 26 people immunised one to four months before testing. Twenty-four of 44 rheumatoid factor-positive sera, however, gave false-positive readings. In routine use the test was economical of both reagents and time.

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Citations

Jun 12, 1990·Journal of Immunological Methods·M K Sharief, E J Thompson
Dec 14, 1985·Lancet·J B Kurtz, M J Anderson
May 1, 1984·Journal of Clinical Pathology·J Hodgson, P Morgan-Capner
Feb 1, 1985·Journal of Clinical Pathology·H Cubie, E Edmond
Jun 1, 1988·Epidemiology and Infection·H I Thomas, P Morgan-Capner

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