"Analysis of Immunoassays to Detect Antibodies to Hepatitis A Virus (Anti-HAV) and Anti-HAV Immunoglobulin M."

According to the authors' abstract of an article published in Journal of Virological Methods, "Two newly developed anti-HAV tests were assessed, using a total of 1835 sera. These two tests are being distributed under the trademarks Enzymun-Test^R anti-HAV and Enzymun-Test^R IgM anti-HAV. The anti-HAV test was compared to anti-HAV tests from other manufacturers and featured a high sensitivity combined with a high level of reproducibility and specificity. In terms of sensitivity, reproducibility and specificity, the IgM test proved to be comparable to other IgM anti-HAV tests used for the diagnosis of acute type A hepatitis. Combining both tests was shown to be useful...

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