Performance characteristics of the Euroimmun enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits for Brucella IgG and IgM.

Brucella IgG and IgM ELISA kits manufactured by Euroimmun (Lubeck, Germany) were evaluated in a reference laboratory setting. Intraassay coefficient of variation (CV) values were < or =10% for positive sera and < or =12% for negative sera; interassay CVs were < or =12% for positive sera and < or =20% for negative sera. The tube agglutination test (TAT) was performed on 51 sera exhibiting various ELISA reactivity profiles.