Development of a New Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Immunoglobulin M (IgM) Immunoblot for Detection of CMV-Specific IgM

Journal of Clinical Microbiology - Tập 36 Số 11 - Trang 3337-3341 - 1998
Tiziana Lazzarotto1, Alessandro Ripalti1, Giovanna Bergamini1, M. C. Battista1, P. Spezzacatena1, Fabio Campanini1, P. Pradelli1, Stefania Varani1, Liliana Gabrielli1, G T Maine2, Maria Paola Landini1
1Department of Clinical and Experimental Medicine, Section of Microbiology, University of Bologna, Bologna, Italy,1 and
2Abbott Laboratories, Abbott Park, Illinois2

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ABSTRACT We developed a new cytomegalovirus (CMV) immunoglobulin M (IgM) immunoblot to detect CMV-specific IgM in human sera. The new test contains four viral proteins (vp150, vp82, vp65, and vp28) purified from viral particles and four recombinant proteins (rp150, rp130, rp52, and rp38) purified from Escherichia coli . These antigens were individually loaded onto nitrocellulose strips, and the strips were then used to detect CMV-specific IgM by using a μ-specific conjugate. The new assay was evaluated in parallel with one or two IgM enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISAs) to test 592 serum samples from different groups of latently or acutely infected individuals. The sensitivity of the new assay with respect to the consensus of two ELISAs was 100%, the specificity was 98.6%, the positive predictive value was 96.9%, and the negative predictive value was 100%. We also evaluated the new test by testing sera from pregnant women and transplant recipients with a known clinical history. Our results suggest that the new test combines high sensitivity with high specificity, characteristics that are mutually exclusive with the other commercially available tests. Furthermore, a statistically significant correlation was observed between the number of IgM-reactive bands and the elevated risk of transmission from CMV-infected pregnant women to their offspring.

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Journal of Clinical Microbiology

Tập 36 Số 11

3337-3341

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