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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, September 1999, p. 741-744, Vol. 6, No. 5
1071-412X/99/$04.00+0

Evaluation of a Commercially Available Immunoglobulin M Capture Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Kit for Diagnosing Acute Dengue Infections

Kevin R. Porter,1,* Susana Widjaja,1 Handinata Darmawan , Lohita,1 Sri Hartati Hadiwijaya,1 Chairin Nisa Maroef,1 Wuryadi Suharyono,2 and Ratna Tan1

Viral Diseases Research Program, U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit 2,1 and Department of Virology, National Institute of Health Research and Development,2 Jakarta, Indonesia

Received 11 March 1999/Returned for modification 15 June 1999/Accepted 2 July 1999

Recently, commercially available kits for the detection of anti-dengue virus (anti-DEN) immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibodies have been developed. These standardized assays have greatly enhanced our ability to effectively diagnose DEN infections. We conducted an evaluation of a test kit manufactured by MRL Diagnostics Inc. that is designed to detect anti-DEN IgM antibodies. Eighty paired samples from DEN-infected individuals were tested by the MRL DEN Fever Virus IgM Capture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), the PanBio Duo ELISA, the PanBio Rapid Immunochromatographic Test (PRIT), and the IgM-IgG antibody capture (MAC/GAC) ELISA. All infections were confirmed by either PCR-assisted detection of DEN transcripts or by DEN isolation in C6/36 cells. Seventeen paired samples from individuals with no evidence of acute DEN infection were used as negative controls. The PRIT had the best sensitivity (100%), whereas the MAC/GAC ELISA and the PanBio Duo assay had the highest levels of specificity. The MRL ELISA and the PanBio Duo assay were the top performers when taking into consideration both sensitivity and specificity. All assays were able to detect DEN-specific antibodies in samples from patients with either primary or secondary infections, regardless of the infecting DEN serotype.


* Corresponding author. Mailing address: US NAMRU 2, Box 3, Unit 8132, APO AP 96520-8132. Phone: (62) (21) 421-4457. Fax: (62) (21) 424-4507. E-mail: porterkr{at}namru2.com.


Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, September 1999, p. 741-744, Vol. 6, No. 5
1071-412X/99/$04.00+0



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