The detection of herpes simplex virus infection rate by jointly using chemiluminescence assay and PCR / 国际检验医学杂志

ABSTRACT

Objective Detect the infection rate of herpes simplex virus (HSV ) by jointly using chemiluminescence assay and PCR ,and provides reference for clinical diagnosis .Methods The serum samples were collected from the pregnant women who had routine examination records in the hospital .Chemiluminescence assay was used to detect HSV IgM and IgG in those samples .Cervi‐cal secretions were collected from pregnant women with positive results and qualitatively tested for HSV DNA .Results The posi‐tive rate of HSV1 DNA was 0 .5% (7/1 422) ,the positive rate of HSV2 DNA was 1 .1% (16/1 422) .For pregnant women whose HSV IgM and IgG were both positive ,positive rate of HSV1 DNA was 0 .4% (4/1 008) and that of HSV2 DNA was 0 .6%(6/1 008);for those who only had HSV IgM positive ,the positive rate of HSV1 DNA was 0 .8% (1/130) ,and that of HSV2 DNA was 3 .1% (4/130);for those who only had HSV IgG positive ,the positive rate of HSV1 DNA was 0 .7% (2/284) ,that of HSV2 DNA was 2 .1% (6/284) .Among those three HSV antibody positive cases ,the difference in HSV1 DNA positive rate was not sta‐tistically significant(P>0 .05) ,while the difference in HSV2 DNA positive rate was statistically significant(P<0 .05) .Conclusion The test of HSV antibodies during pregnancy can be used as a routine test ,and HSV DNA test can be used as further test for those with HSV antibody positive ,which could improve the accuracy of diagnosis .Early screening ,detection ,and treatment are im‐portant for pregnant women with HSV infection .