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Comparison of tests for antibody to hepatitis E virus.

Abstract
The results of serologic tests for hepatitis E virus have varied widely from laboratory to laboratory, making interpretation of seroepidemiologic studies difficult. The present study compares serologic results with different antigens and tests developed in two laboratories for their ability to diagnose hepatitis E and measure antibody prevalence in a high risk population in Saudi Arabia. The results confirm that tests based upon open reading frame (ORF) 3 of HEV are of limited value for seroepidemiologic studies, whereas ORF2-based antigens have broad utility and yield data that are reproducible in more than one laboratory.
AuthorsT M Ghabrah, S Tsarev, P O Yarbough, S U Emerson, G T Strickland, R H Purcell
JournalJournal of medical virology (J Med Virol) Vol. 55 Issue 2 Pg. 134-7 (Jun 1998) ISSN: 0146-6615 [Print] United States
PMID9598934 (Publication Type: Comparative Study, Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Hepatitis Antibodies
  • Hepatitis Antigens
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Immunoglobulin M
Topics
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Hepatitis Antibodies (blood)
  • Hepatitis Antigens (immunology)
  • Hepatitis E (diagnosis, immunology)
  • Humans
  • Immunoglobulin G (blood)
  • Immunoglobulin M (blood)
  • Open Reading Frames

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