Clinical evaluation of oral fluid samples for diagnosis of viral hepatitis.

摘要: Oral fluid samples were compared with serum as a specimen source for hepatitis A, B, and C virus markers. was obtained treated absorbent pad tested by using existing commercial enzyme immunoassays only minor modifications. Compared sampling the sensitivity specificity of oral 100% (51 51 samples) 98% (46 47 A immunoglobulin M, (29 29 B surface antigen, (13 13 antibody, respectively. The decline M in parallel to, though somewhat more rapid than, that samples. It is proposed represents safer convenient procedure reliable testing than blood it has wide application patient outbreak management.