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Enzyme‐linked immunoassay for hepatitis B surface antigen An evaluation of commercial test kits
Author(s) -
Nath N.,
Dodd R Y.,
Fang C. T.
Publication year - 1983
Publication title -
transfusion
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.045
H-Index - 132
eISSN - 1537-2995
pISSN - 0041-1132
DOI - 10.1046/j.1537-2995.1983.23183147304.x
Subject(s) - hbsag , immunoassay , hepatitis b , antigen , medicine , immunology , hepatitis , enzyme , virology , microbiology and biotechnology , chemistry , antibody , hepatitis b virus , biology , biochemistry , virus
A commercial, licensed test for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) based upon an enzyme‐linked immunoassay principle was evaluated. The sensitivity, when tested under field conditions, was 0.65 and 0.9 ng/ml for ad and ay subtypes of HBsAg, respectively. Only 0.03 percent of 61,798 units of blood screened were reactive and specific for HBsAg while an additional 0.01% gave nonspecific (nonneutralizable) reactivity