Abstract
For CMV-Screening of blood donors the latex agglutination test (LAT) can be used as a complementary rapid analysis to the enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (EIA). In 98.56% there was no discrepancy between LAT and EIA in the serum, in 1.44% there was a negative LAT and a positive EIA.
Publication types
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Comparative Study
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English Abstract
MeSH terms
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Antibodies, Viral / analysis*
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Blood Donors*
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Blood Transfusion*
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Cytomegalovirus / immunology*
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Cytomegalovirus Infections / diagnosis*
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Cytomegalovirus Infections / immunology
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Cytomegalovirus Infections / prevention & control
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Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay*
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Fluorescent Antibody Technique
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Humans
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Immunoglobulin G / analysis
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Latex Fixation Tests*
Substances
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Antibodies, Viral
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Immunoglobulin G