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Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, September 2000, p. 840-841, Vol. 7, No. 5
1071-412X/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.

Evaluation of Two Slide Agglutination Tests and a Novel Immunochromatographic Assay for Rapid Diagnosis of Infectious Mononucleosis

M. Concepción Gómez,1,* Jose A. Nieto,2 and M. Angeles Escribano1

Microbiology Laboratory1 and Department of Internal Medicine,2 Hospital "Virgen de la Luz," Cuenca, Spain

Received 31 March 2000/Returned for modification 31 May 2000/Accepted 7 July 2000

The results of three tests used for the rapid diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis (IM) were compared with those of Epstein-Barr virus-specific serology. The sensitivities ranged from 15 to 33% in children under 13 years of age and from 59 to 81% in patients over 13 years. The specificities ranged from 86 to 100% in both age groups. These tests have a poor sensitivity for the diagnosis of IM, particularly in children.

* Corresponding author. Mailing address: Sección de Microbiología, Hospital "Virgen de la Luz," Hermandad de Donantes de Sangre 1, Cuenca 16002, Spain. Phone: 34 969 179933. Fax: 34 969 220601. E-mail: anaglo{at}santandersupernet.com.

Clinical and Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, September 2000, p. 840-841, Vol. 7, No. 5
1071-412X/00/$04.00+0
Copyright © 2000, American Society for Microbiology. All rights reserved.




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