Evaluation of Two Slide Agglutination Tests and a Novel Immunochromatographic Assay for Rapid Diagnosis of Infectious Mononucleosis
AUTOR(ES)
Gómez, M. Concepción
FONTE
American Society for Microbiology
RESUMO
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.
ACESSO AO ARTIGO
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