TY - JOUR
T1 - Comparison of commercial diagnostic tests for identification of serogroup antigens of Neisseria meningitidis
AU - van der Ende, A.
AU - Schuurman, I. G.
AU - Hopman, C. T.
AU - Fijen, C. A.
AU - Dankert, J.
PY - 1995
Y1 - 1995
N2 - In the study that is described the sensitivities and specificities of three commercial tests and the standard Reference Laboratory test, used since 1961, to identify Neisseria meningitidis serogroups were compared. The tests marketed by Difco, Murex/Wellcome, and Sanofi/Pasteur showed overall sensitivities of 92, 95, and 100%, respectively, and specificities of 67, 88, and 82%, respectively. When limited to the common serogroups A, B, and C, the three tests yielded sensitivities of 93, 97, and 100%, respectively, and specificities of 98, 100, and 98%, respectively. However, determination of the uncommon serogroups X, W-135, Y, Z, and 29E with these tests is either unreliable or not possible
AB - In the study that is described the sensitivities and specificities of three commercial tests and the standard Reference Laboratory test, used since 1961, to identify Neisseria meningitidis serogroups were compared. The tests marketed by Difco, Murex/Wellcome, and Sanofi/Pasteur showed overall sensitivities of 92, 95, and 100%, respectively, and specificities of 67, 88, and 82%, respectively. When limited to the common serogroups A, B, and C, the three tests yielded sensitivities of 93, 97, and 100%, respectively, and specificities of 98, 100, and 98%, respectively. However, determination of the uncommon serogroups X, W-135, Y, Z, and 29E with these tests is either unreliable or not possible
M3 - Comment/Letter to the editor
C2 - 8586729
SN - 0095-1137
VL - 33
SP - 3326
EP - 3327
JO - Journal of clinical microbiology
JF - Journal of clinical microbiology
IS - 12
ER -