Questioning the accuracy of currently available pneumococcal antibody testing

Publication date: Available online 21 June 2018
Source:Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology
Author(s): Joud Hajjar, Aba Al-Kaabi, Carleigh Kutac, James Dunn, William T. Shearer, Jordan S. Orange

Teaser

Clinically significant inter-laboratory differences in Streptococcus pneumoniae antibodies were identified between commercial laboratories. These differences could affect diagnoses and management when assessing humoral deficiencies; thus, commercial laboratory methods should be standardized to obtain similar results.


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