The derivation of a minimum immune titre of rubella haemagglutination-inhibition (HI) antibody. A Public Health Laboratory Service collaborative survey
- 1 August 1978
- journal article
- research article
- Published by Cambridge University Press (CUP) in Epidemiology and Infection
- Vol. 81 (3) , 383-388
- https://doi.org/10.1017/s0022172400025262
Abstract
Summary: Ten laboratories collaborated in a study of minimum immune titre (MIT) of rubella haemagglutination-inhibiting (HI) antibody with one laboratory acting as a reference laboratory to provide a uniform basis for comparison of the HI results. The international unitage equivalent to the MIT used by the ten laboratories was found to vary from 24 to 98 units. Testing of the sera by immunofluorescence and by HI after flotation centrifugation indicated that residual non-specific inhibitors may interfere with HI antibody testing to an extent equivalent to 12–15 units. An acceptable MIT would therefore be equivalent to 24–48 units of rubella HI antibody. The single radial haemolysis (SRH) results on the sera indicate that this is a sensitive and specific test for rubella antibody.This publication has 7 references indexed in Scilit:
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