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Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2008, p. 1847-1849, Vol. 46, No. 5
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00468-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.

Evaluation of Rubella Virus Immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM Assays with the New Vidia Instrument{triangledown}

Maria Cristina Medici,* Monica Martinelli, Valeria Albonetti, Carlo Chezzi, and Giuseppe Dettori

Section of Microbiology, Unit of Virology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, Medical School, University of Parma, Parma, Italy

Received 10 March 2008/ Accepted 12 March 2008

For rubella virus immunoglobulin G (IgG) and IgM detection, Vidia assays were compared to Vidas, AxSYM, and Liaison assays with 419 serum samples. Only Vidia produced a sensitivity of 100% for IgG and IgM. Vidia specificities were 98.4% for IgG and 99.8% for IgM, versus Vidas specificities of 100 and 99.3%. Vidia IgG and IgM assays performed equally well.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Section of Microbiology, Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, University of Parma, Viale Antonio Gramsci, 14, 43100 Parma, Italy. Phone: 39-0521-988885. Fax: 39-0521-993620. E-mail: mariacristina.medici{at}unipr.it

{triangledown} Published ahead of print on 26 March 2008.

Journal of Clinical Microbiology, May 2008, p. 1847-1849, Vol. 46, No. 5
0095-1137/08/$08.00+0     doi:10.1128/JCM.00468-08
Copyright © 2008, American Society for Microbiology. All Rights Reserved.





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