[Comparison of two ELISA tests to study the seroprevalence of herpes simplex 1 et 2 infection in a maternity near Paris].

Unlabelled: The diagnosis of herpes simplex virus (HSV) genital infection is primarily clinical. The primary indication for serodiagnosis is to detect seronegativity in pregnant women at risk of acquiring the HSV virus during the course of their pregnancy. In this study, two ELISA tests were compared for the detection of HSV infection among a population of 307 pregnant women followed at the maternity of a community-based hospital in France (Robert Ballanger hospital in the Seine-Saint-Denis department). The two tests compared were: Test Captia anti-HSV-1 and anti-HSV-2 specifics IgG of Trinity Biotech and the ELISA IgG HerpesSelect 1 and 2 of FOCUS Diagnostics distributed by Eurobio Courtaboeuf, France.

Results: Both tests results were similar in terms of population prevalence for HSV-1 and HSV-2 infections (respectively 86.64% and 85.99% for HSV-1; 17.59% and 15.31% for HSV-2). Whereas the prevalence of the HSV-1 virus was described in the literature as being superior to our current results, the prevalence of HSV-2 according to the results of both ELISA tests studied was similar to the one described in previous cohort studies.