Establishment of a novel diagnostic test algorithm for human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 infection with line immunoassay replacement of western blotting: a collaborative study for performance evaluation of diagnostic assays in Japan

Establishment of a novel diagnostic test algorithm for human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 infection with line immunoassay replacement of western blotting: a collaborative study for performance evaluation of diagnostic assays in Japan

Abstract Background The reliable diagnosis of human T-cell leukemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) infection is important, particularly as it can be vertically transmitted by breast feeding mothers to their infants. However, current diagnosis in Japan requires a confirmatory western blot (WB) test after scre...

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Main Authors: Kazu Okuma, Madoka Kuramitsu, Toshihiro Niwa, Tomokuni Taniguchi, Yumiko Masaki, Gohzoh Ueda, Chieko Matsumoto, Rieko Sobata, Yasuko Sagara, Hitomi Nakamura, Masahiro Satake, Kiyonori Miura, Naoki Fuchi, Hideaki Masuzaki, Akihiko Okayama, Kazumi Umeki, Yoshihisa Yamano, Tomoo Sato, Masako Iwanaga, Kaoru Uchimaru, Makoto Nakashima, Atae Utsunomiya, Ryuji Kubota, Kenji Ishitsuka, Hiroo Hasegawa, Daisuke Sasaki, Ki-Ryang Koh, Mai Taki, Kisato Nosaka, Masao Ogata, Isao Naruse, Noriaki Kaneko, Sara Okajima, Kenta Tezuka, Emi Ikebe, Sahoko Matsuoka, Kazuo Itabashi, Shigeru Saito, Toshiki Watanabe, Isao Hamaguchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Retrovirology
Subjects:
HTLV-1 infection
HTLV-1 antibody
Diagnostic algorithm
Confirmatory test
WB
LIA
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12977-020-00534-0

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