Evaluation of HBsAg carrier rate in acute viral hepatitis and high risk individuals using RPHA and ELISA.
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
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1996 Oct; 39(4): 277-80
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in English
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| ID: sea-75238
ABSTRACT
A total of 600 individuals including 500 cases of hepatitis and 100 individuals at high risk for developing hepatitis were screened for hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) using reverse passive haemagglutination (RPHA) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). HBsAg carrier rate in clinically diagnosed cases of hepatitis was 38% and 32.4% by RPHA and ELISA respectively. In high risk individuals, the carrier rate was 14% by RPHA and 11% by ELISA. Taking ELISA as gold standard, RPHA showed 5.33% false positivity and 0.33% false negativity. The over all correlation between RPHA and ELISA was to the tune of 82.66%.
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IMSEAR (South-East Asia)
Main subject:
Humans
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
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Hemagglutination Tests
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Carrier State
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Acute Disease
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Hepatitis B Surface Antigens
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Hepatitis, Viral, Human
Type of study:
Etiology study
Language:
English
Journal:
Indian J Pathol Microbiol
Year:
1996
Type:
Article
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