International diagnostic accuracy study for the serological detection of chikungunya virus infection

External quality assurance for serological detection of chikungunya virus infection was performed to assess the diagnostic quality of expert laboratories. Of 30 participants, only six correctly analysed all reference samples with their respective tests. Thirteen laboratories gave at least 85% correc...

Ausführliche Beschreibung

Gespeichert in:

Bibliographische Detailangaben
Veröffentlicht in:	Clinical microbiology and infection 2009-09, Vol.15 (9), p.880-884
Hauptverfasser:	Niedrig, M., Zeller, H., Schuffenecker, I., Drosten, C., Emmerich, P., Rumer, L., Donoso-Mantke, O.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alphavirus Infections - diagnosis Antibodies, Viral - blood Arboviroses Biological and medical sciences Chikungunya fever Chikungunya virus Chikungunya virus - immunology Chikungunya virus - isolation & purification emerging viral infection external quality assurance Human viral diseases Humans Immunoglobulin G - blood Immunoglobulin M - blood Infectious diseases Medical sciences Miscellaneous Quality Control Serologic Tests - standards serology Tropical viral diseases Viral diseases virus diagnostic
Online-Zugang:	Volltext
Tags:	Tag hinzufügen Keine Tags, Fügen Sie den ersten Tag hinzu!

Beschreibung
Zusammenfassung:	External quality assurance for serological detection of chikungunya virus infection was performed to assess the diagnostic quality of expert laboratories. Of 30 participants, only six correctly analysed all reference samples with their respective tests. Thirteen laboratories gave at least 85% correct results, and 11 laboratories 75% or less. IgM antibodies were detected less frequently than IgG antibodies (p
ISSN:	1198-743X 1469-0691
DOI:	10.1111/j.1469-0691.2009.02851.x