EBV VCA IgG ELISA Kit (Epstein–Barr Virus Viral-Capsid Antigen)

INTENDED USE

Human EBV VCA IgG ELISA kit is a method designed for measuring in-vitro levels of human IgG antibodies against Epstein–Barr virus viral-capsid antigen (EBV VCA IgG) in plasma or serum samples. This assay has a minimum analytical sensitivity limit of 1.29 U/ml.

BACKGROUND

Epstein–Barr virus viral-capsid antigen (EBV-VCA) is responsible for the viral capsid of the EBV and the antigen itself is the target of anti-VCA antibodies. These anti-VCA antibodies play an important role in diagnosing infectious mononucleosis. The identification of high levels of anti-VCA IgM can be used to confirm acute infection, whereas high levels of anti-VCA IgG antibodies indicates prior infection.

Anti-VCA IgM is found to appear during the early stages of EBV infection and is gone between 4-6 weeks, whereas anti-VCA IgG is only present during acute phase infection and it peaks at 2-4 weeks and persists throughout the lifetime.

CONTENT

All reagents supplied need to be stored at 2 °C – 8 °C, unopened reagents will retain reactivity until expiration date. Do not use reagents beyond this date.

• EBV VCA coated microtiter strips.
• Enzyme Conjugate.
• Sample Diluent.
• TMB Substrate.
• Calibrator B (Cut-Off Standard).
• Calibrator D (Positive Control).
• Calibrator C (Weak Positive Control).
• Calibrator A (Negative Control).
• Washing Buffer (10x).
• Stop Solution.

SENSITIVITY

The minimum detection sensitivity level of human IgG antibodies to Epstein–Barr virus viral-capsid antigen (EBV VCA IgG) using current EBV VCA IgG ELISA kit was 1.29 U/ml. The dynamic range for this assay is 1.0 – 200.0 U/ml.

ASSAY CHARACTERISTICS

– Intra-Assay-Precision: 9.4 %
– Inter-Assay-Precision: 1.6 – 14.1 %
– Inter-Lot-Precision: 4.3 – 14.0 %
– Analytical Sensitivity: 1.29 U/mL
– Recovery: 86 – 92 %
– Linearity: 80 – 98 %
– Cross-Reactivity: No cross-reactivity to Mumps, Measles or Varicella.
– Interferences: No interferences to bilirubin up to 0.3 mg/mL, hemoglobin up to 8.0 mg/mL and triglycerides up to 5.0 mg/mL.
– Clinical Specificity: 100 %
– Clinical Sensitivity: 96 %

REFERENCES

1. The use of semi-automated EBV IgG avidity determination for the diagnosis of infectious mononucleosis. J Med Virol. (1998) 54 (2): 145-53. Weissbrich B.
2. Seroepidemiology of EBV and interpretation of the “isolated VCA IgG” pattern. J Med Virol. (2009) 81 (2): 325-31. De Paschale M., et al.
3. Avidity of EBV VCA specific IgG antibodies: distinction between recent primary infection, past infection and reactivation. J Virol Methods. (1995) 52 (1-2) :95-104. Gray J.J.
4. Measurement of EBV-IgG anti-VCA avidity aids the early and reliable diagnosis of primary EBV infection. J Med Virol. (2003) 70 (4): 617-23. Robertson P., et al.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

• Full Name: EBV VCA IgG ELISA Kit (Epstein–Barr Virus Viral-Capsid Antigen)
• Reactivity: Human
• Sample Type: Serum, Plasma
• Sensitivity: 1.29 U/ml

OTHER RELATED ELISA KITS

• EBV VCA IgM ELISA Kit
• EBV VCA IgA ELISA Kit
• EBV EBNA-1 IgG ELISA Kit

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