Multicenter Clinical Evaluation of the Du Pont HERPCHEKTM HSV Elisa, a New Rapid Diagnostic Test for the Direct Detection of Herpes Simplex Virus
- 1 January 1989
- book chapter
- Published by Springer Nature
- Vol. 263, 71-76
- https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-0601-6_6
Abstract
A new 4h rapid enzyme — immunoassay for direct detection of herpes simplex virus (HSV) antigen (Du Pont HERPCHEKTM) was evaluated with 743 clinical samples collected at obstetrics and gynecology (OB/GYN), sexually transmitted diseases (STD), and ophthalmology clinics. The sensitivity and specificity of HERPCHEKTM was 98.0% and 98.4% respectively compared to virus isolation in cell culture. Confirmatory blocking ELISA tests, clinical history and follow up indicate that the true specificity of the test is 100%.Keywords
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