Clayton AL, Roberts C, Godley M, Best JM, Chantler SM. Herpes simplex virus detection by ELISA: effect of enzyme amplification, nature of lesion sampled and specimen treatment.
J Med Virol 1986;
20:89-97. [PMID:
3020169 DOI:
10.1002/jmv.1890200111]
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Abstract
The relative sensitivity of two enzyme detection procedures was investigated in a simultaneous "monoclonal" ELISA for herpes simplex virus (HSV). A cyclical enzyme amplified detection system with alkaline phosphatase, rather than horse-radish peroxidase and a conventional chromogenic substrate, gave an increase in absolute sensitivity and a 20 to 30% increase in the detection of HSV in routine isolation-positive genital specimens collected in transport medium. The HSV detection rate, with both procedures, was shown to vary with the site and clinical stage of lesion sampled; it was highest with penile vesicular lesions. Direct extraction of the swab specimen in a small volume of diluent further increased the sensitivity of antigen detection giving positive and negative predictive values of 100 and 96% respectively. The overall sensitivity of HSV detection was equivalent to that obtained by isolation in cell culture. The amplified ELISA offers an alternative, rapid, simple, non-culture technique for routine HSV diagnosis that does not rely upon retention of virus viability.
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