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. 1999 Oct;37(10):3239–3244. doi: 10.1128/jcm.37.10.3239-3244.1999

TABLE 2.

Comparison of diagnostic performances of the VCA IgG and VCA IgM (indirect) ELISAs based on GST-p18, p23, and p23-p18

ELISA (indirect) Cutoff [OD] Sera from patients with:
Seronegatives (n = 7)
Primary infections (n = 22)
Previous infections (n = 102)
No. pos.a Sensitivity (%) No. pos. Sensitivity (%) Specificity (%) No. pos. Specificity (%)
GST-p18 IgG 0.20 12 54.5 99 97.1 0 100.0
p23 IgG 0.15 17 77.3 95 93.1 0 100.0
p23-p18 IgG 0.20 18 81.8 101 99.0 0 100.0
GST-p18 IgM 0.40 22 100.0 1 99.9 0 100.0
p23 IgM 0.20 8 36.4 0 100.0 0 100.0
p23-p18 IgM 0.40 22 100.0 0 100.0 0 100.0
a

pos., positive.