Comparison of measles IgG enzyme immunoassays (EIA) versus plaque reduction neutralization test (PRNT) for measuring measles serostatus : a systematic review of head-to-head analyses of measles IgG EIA and PRNT

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BACKGROUND: As countries move towards or achieve measles elimination status, serosurveillance is an important public health tool. However, a major challenge of serosurveillance is finding a feasible, accurate, cost-effective, and high throughput assay to measure measles antibody concentrations and estimate susceptibility in a population. We conducted a systematic review to assess, characterize, and - to the extent possible - quantify the performance of measles IgG enzyme-linked assays (EIAs) compared to the gold standard, plaque reduction neutralization tests (PRNT).

METHODS: We followed the PRISMA statement for a systematic literature search and methods for conducting and reporting systematic reviews and meta-analyses recommended by the Cochrane Screening and Diagnostic Tests Methods Group. We identified studies through PubMed and Embase electronic databases and included serologic studies detecting measles virus IgG antibodies among participants of any age from the same source population that reported an index (any EIA or multiple bead-based assays, MBA) and reference test (PRNT) using sera, whole blood, or plasma. Measures of diagnostic accuracy with 95% confidence intervals (CI) were abstracted for each study result, where reported.

RESULTS: We identified 550 unique publications and identified 36 eligible studies for analysis. We classified studies as high, medium, or low quality; results from high quality studies are reported. Because most high quality studies used the Siemens Enzygnost EIA kit, we generate individual and pooled diagnostic accuracy estimates for this assay separately. Median sensitivity of the Enzygnost EIA was 92.1% [IQR = 82.3, 95.7]; median specificity was 96.9 [93.0, 100.0]. Pooled sensitivity and specificity from studies using the Enzygnost kit were 91.6 (95%CI: 80.7,96.6) and 96.0 (95%CI: 90.9,98.3), respectively. The sensitivity of all other EIA kits across high quality studies ranged from 0% to 98.9% with median (IQR) = 90.6 [86.6, 95.2]; specificity ranged from 58.8% to 100.0% with median (IQR) = 100.0 [88.7, 100.0].

CONCLUSIONS: Evidence on the diagnostic accuracy of currently available measles IgG EIAs is variable, insufficient, and may not be fit for purpose for serosurveillance goals. Additional studies evaluating the diagnostic accuracy of measles EIAs, including MBAs, should be conducted among diverse populations and settings (e.g., vaccination status, elimination/endemic status, age groups).

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E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2023

Erschienen:

2023

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:23

Enthalten in:

BMC infectious diseases - 23(2023), 1 vom: 31. Mai, Seite 367

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Lutz, Chelsea S [VerfasserIn]
Hasan, Alvira Z [VerfasserIn]
Bolotin, Shelly [VerfasserIn]
Crowcroft, Natasha S [VerfasserIn]
Cutts, Felicity T [VerfasserIn]
Joh, Eugene [VerfasserIn]
Loisate, Stacie [VerfasserIn]
Moss, William J [VerfasserIn]
Osman, Selma [VerfasserIn]
Hayford, Kyla [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

Antibodies, Viral
Diagnostic accuracy
EIA
ELISA
IgG
Immunoglobulin G
Journal Article
Measles
Measles IgG serology
PRN
PRNT
Sensitivity
Serology
Serosurveillance
Specificity
Systematic Review

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Date Completed 02.06.2023

Date Revised 03.09.2023

published: Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.1186/s12879-023-08199-8

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM357611497