Evaluation of a Novel Array-Based Toxoplasma, Rubella, Cytomegalovirus, and Herpes Simplex Virus IgG Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay and Its Comparison with Virion/Serion Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assays

BACKGROUND: The dramatic increase in use of the IgG test for toxoplasma, rubella, cytomegalovirus (CMV), and herpes simplex virus (HSV) [TORCH] has led to the requirement for a high-efficiency method that can be used in the clinical laboratory. This study aimed to compare the results of BGI-Array ELISA TORCH IgG (BGI-GBI, China) screening method to those of Virion/Serion TORCH IgG ELISA (Virion/Serion, Germany). METHODS: Serum specimens (n=400) submitted for routine IgG testing by Virion/Serion ELISA were also tested using the BGI-Array ELISA method. The agreements of these two kinds of method were analyzed by kappa-coefficients calculation. RESULTS: Following repeat testing, the BGI-Array ELISA TORCH IgG assays demonstrated agreements of 99.5% (398/400 specimens), 98% (392/400 specimens), 99% (396/400 specimens), and 99.5% (398/400 specimens), respectively. The BGI-Array ELISA IgG assays provided results comparable to Virion/Serion ELISA results, with kappa-coefficients showing near-perfect agreement for the HSV (kappa=0.87), rubella (kappa=0.92) and CMV (kappa=0.93) and substantial agreement for the toxoplasma (kappa=0.80) IgG assays. The use of the BGI-Array ELISA TORCH IgG assays could reduce the turnaround time (1.5 hr vs. 5 hr by Virion/Serion ELISA for 100 specimens) and were easy to use. CONCLUSIONS: BGI-Array ELISA TORCH IgG shows a good agreement with Virion/Serion ELISA methods and is suitable for clinical application.

Study on TORCH Infection Status of Pre-pregnant Women and Their Relationship with Pregnancy Outcome in Shanghai Hongkou District / 现代检验医学杂志

Objective The aim of study is to explore the TORCH infection status on the pre-pregnancy women and analyze the relationship with pregnancy outcome in Hongkou District,Shanghai,and provide the reference for the eugenic and superi-or nurture.Methods Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA)was used to detect the specificity antibodies to Toxo-plasma (TOX),Rubelavirus (RUV),Cytomegalovirus (CMV)IgG and IgM in sera of the 3 500 pre-pregnant women in Hongkou District,Shanghai.Chi-square test was used for comparative analysis of the different rates.Results The positive rate of TOX-IgG,TOX-IgM,RV-IgG,CMV-IgG and CMV-IgM in pregnancy women from Hongkou district were 1.37%, 0.34%,89.7%,96.2% and 0.60% respectively.The total positive rate of TOX and (or)CMV IgM was 0.94%.According to age group,the results showed that TORCH infections with three pathogens associated with the pre-pregnancy women’s age,and the difference was statistically significant (χ2=102.9,P<0.01).The abnormal pregnancy rate of TORCH infec-tion-positive pregnancy women (25.0%,3/12)was higher than that of TORCH-negative pregnancy women (6.62%,27/408),and the difference was statistically significant (χ2 =4.43,P=0.04).Conclusion The infection opportunity of TORCH in pregnant women in Shanghai Hongkou district was obviously existent and the TORCH infection status could effect on pregnancy outcome.TORCH testing has important practical significance as a routine examination of the pre-preg-nancy healthy service.

1 Case of Perivascular Retinitis in a Patient with Hodgkin's Disease

Although intraocular involvement in Hodgkin's disease is infrequent, there were reported iridocyclitis, exudative retinal detatchment, retinal hemorrhage, necrotizing retinitis, anterior and posterior uveitis, perivascular chorioretinitis. We report a 61 years old male patient with Hodgkin's disease who developed retinal lesion with decreased visual acuity in his right eye during a period of quiscence in his disease, 10 months since diagnosed. On first ophthalmic examination, best corrected vision of right eye was 0.6 and 1.0 on left eye. Fundus examination of the left eye was normal; however, the right eye revealed cotton wool patches, retinal edema, and intraretinal hemorrhage along the superior temporal venules. Fluorescein angiography showed blockage of choroidal flush in early phase and focal area of hyper fluorescence with perivascular leakage of dye in late phase. The results of TORCH test were negative, and the patient didn't have hypertension, diabetes mellitus, and bleeding tendency. Therefore we this case presumed perivascular retinitis associated with Hodgkin's disease.