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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 1999, p. 1324-1328, Vol. 37, No. 5
Fundação Pró-Sangue,
São Paulo, Brazil,1 and
Innogenetics N.V., Ghent, B-9052, Belgium2
Received 28 July 1998/Returned for modification 4 September
1998/Accepted 17 November 1998
We have evaluated a new serological confirmatory test (INNO-LIA
HTLV I/II Ab [INNO-LIA]) for human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV) using
a large collection of samples from Brazilian blood donors (São
Paulo region) and compared the results with those obtained by Western
blotting (WB) tests (WB2.3 and WB2.4). Blood donations were initially
screened by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) based on viral
lysates, and repeatedly reactive samples were further tested by WB2.3.
When available, samples were also tested by PCR, two additional ELISAs
based on recombinant antigens (recombinant ELISAs), a new-generation WB
assay (WB2.4), and the INNO-LIA. Of the 18,169 samples tested, 292 (1.61%) were repeatedly reactive in the ELISAs (viral lysate based)
and were further tested by WB2.3; 97 were positive (19 that were typed
as HTLV type I [HTLV-I], 12 that were typed as HTLV type II
[HTLV-II], and 66 that were nontypeable), 17 were negative, and 178 had indeterminate results. Of the samples with indeterminate results,
172 were tested by INNO-LIA, which could resolve 153 samples as
negative. Regarding the positive samples, WB2.3 and INNO-LIA produced
concordant results for all HTLV-I-positive samples, whereas for HTLV-II
they agreed for 10 of 12 samples; the 2 samples with discordant results
were considered to be positive for HTLV-II by WB with WB2.3 but
negative for HTLV-II by INNO-LIA and the two recombinant ELISAs.
Furthermore, of the 66 nontypeable samples, 60 underwent testing by
INNO-LIA; 54 turned out to be negative by the latter test as well as by recombinant ELISAs. In conclusion, the new serological confirmatory assay for HTLV (INNO-LIA HTLV I/II Ab) resolved the results for the
majority of the indeterminate and positive-untypeable samples frequently observed by WB assays.
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Evaluation of the INNO-LIA HTLV I/II Assay for Confirmation
of Human T-Cell Leukemia Virus-Reactive Sera in Blood
Bank Donations
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Corresponding author. Mailing address:
Fundação Pró-Sangue, Av. Dr. Enéas
de Carvalho Aguiar, 155, 1° And.-Bloco 04, C.E.P. 05403-000, São Paulo, Brazil. Phone: 55-1130615544. Fax: 55-112808317. E-mail: sabinoec{at}usp.br.
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