Vnitr Lek 1990, 36(12):1172-1176
[Prevention of viral hepatitis B transmission in the transplantation program].
- Ustav hematologie a krevní transfúze, Praha.
The authors discuss possible detection of HBsAg with regards to demands of the transplantation programme. They compared the sensitivity of HBsAg detection by ELISA on kits of various firms, using a panel of sera previously examined by the RIA technique. The most sensitive and most rapid answer on the presence of a surface antigen of the hepatitis B virus by the ELISA technique can be obtained using a Wellozyme kit of Wellcome Diagnostics Co., i.e. within 60 minutes. The firm must, however, equip the kits with double volumes of positive and negative controls.
Keywords: Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; Hepatitis B, etiology, ; Hepatitis B Surface Antigens, analysis, ; Humans; Organ Transplantation, adverse effects, ; Tissue Donors
Published: December 1, 1990 Show citation