Publications by authors named "Nancy Pitstick"
Clin Vaccine Immunol
June 2014
Article Synopsis
- The study examines how different assays for CMV IgM impact an algorithm that determines which CMV IgG-positive serum samples should be tested for avidity, indicating recent infection.
- It compares four different IgM testing methods: BIFA, EIA, ELFA, and CIA, and finds significant discrepancies in the number of IgM-positive samples identified by each method.
- The results reveal that relying solely on IgM reactivity to assess CMV IgG avidity may lead to missing some acute CMV infections due to varying sensitivity among the assays.
