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Comparative Sensitivity of Immunoelectroosmophoresis and Immune Adherence Hemagglutination Tests for the Detection of Australia Antigen 1
Author(s) -
Hansson B. G.,
Johnsson T.
Publication year - 1973
Publication title -
vox sanguinis
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.68
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1423-0410
pISSN - 0042-9007
DOI - 10.1111/j.1423-0410.1973.tb03522.x
Subject(s) - antigen , hemagglutination , immunology , immune system , hemagglutination assay , hemagglutination tests , medicine , immune adherence , hepatitis , virology , antibody , titer
. The immune adherence hemagglutination (IA) method was found to be about 30 times more sensitive than the immunoelectroosmophoresis (IEOP) technique in detecting Australia antigen. In cases of hepatitis, it was possible to detect Australia antigen with the IA method 5 days after the IEOP technique had become negative. One out of 7 Australia antigen‐positive nonregistered blood donors at a certain time was negative with IEOP but positive with IA. The usefulness of the IA method compared to other techniques for detecting Australia antigen is discussed.