Diagnostic efficacy of two rapid tests for detection of respiratory syncytial virus antigen.
AUTOR(ES)
Kumar, M L
RESUMO
With the availability of ribavirin therapy for serious respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infections, rapid diagnostic tests for the detection of RSV antigen are increasingly important. Efficacies of a commercially available enzyme immunoassay (EIA) (Abbott Laboratories, North Chicago, Ill.) and a fluorescent-antibody assay (FA) were evaluated in a study involving 135 specimens from children with respiratory symptoms. A nasal wash specimen was cultured immediately on RSV-sensitive A549 cells; the nasal wash was also used for EIA. FA was performed on a nasopharyngeal swab specimen with bovine anti-RSV and anti-bovine immunoglobulin G antisera (Burroughs Wellcome Co., Research Triangle Park, N.C.). A total of 39 specimens (28%) were tissue culture positive, including 35 EIA-positive and 37 FA-positive samples (sensitivities, 90 and 95%, respectively). All 96 tissue culture-negative specimens were EIA negative (specificity, 100%); 94 of these 96 specimens were FA negative (specificity, 98%). Positive and negative predictive values for the tests were as follows: 100 and 96% for EIA, respectively, and 95 and 98% for FA, respectively. Other viruses, including influenza A virus, adenovirus, enterovirus, and herpes simplex virus, were isolated in nine cases. One adenovirus-positive specimen had a false-positive RSV FA result; all nine specimens were RSV EIA negative. Both tests performed well in our study and provide cost-effective alternatives to tissue culture. The RSV EIA, in particular, uses standard serologic techniques and equipment and does not require expertise in virology. More widespread availability of rapid diagnostic tests for RSV will hopefully result in early and appropriate use of antiviral therapy in patients at risk for serious RSV infections.
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