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Heterophile Antibodies to Bovine and Caprine Proteins Causing False-Positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Other Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Results

Heterophile Antibodies to Bovine and Caprine Proteins Causing False-Positive Human... Heterophile Antibodies to Bovine and Caprine Proteins Causing False-Positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Other Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Results Joseph H. Willman , Thomas B. Martins , Troy D. Jaskowski , Harry R. Hill , and Christine M. Litwin * Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories and the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132 ABSTRACT Heterophile antibodies are a well-recognized cause of erroneous results in immunoassays. We describe here a 22-month-old child with heterophile antibodies reactive with bovine serum albumin and caprine proteins causing false-positive results to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and other infectious serology testing. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Clinical and Vaccine Immunology American Society For Microbiology

Heterophile Antibodies to Bovine and Caprine Proteins Causing False-Positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Other Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Results

Heterophile Antibodies to Bovine and Caprine Proteins Causing False-Positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Other Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Results

Clinical and Vaccine Immunology , Volume 6 (4): 615 – Jul 1, 1999

Abstract

Heterophile Antibodies to Bovine and Caprine Proteins Causing False-Positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Other Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Results Joseph H. Willman , Thomas B. Martins , Troy D. Jaskowski , Harry R. Hill , and Christine M. Litwin * Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories and the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132 ABSTRACT Heterophile antibodies are a well-recognized cause of erroneous results in immunoassays. We describe here a 22-month-old child with heterophile antibodies reactive with bovine serum albumin and caprine proteins causing false-positive results to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and other infectious serology testing.

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American Society For Microbiology
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Copyright © 1999 by the American society for Microbiology.
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1556-6811
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Abstract

Heterophile Antibodies to Bovine and Caprine Proteins Causing False-Positive Human Immunodeficiency Virus Type 1 and Other Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay Results Joseph H. Willman , Thomas B. Martins , Troy D. Jaskowski , Harry R. Hill , and Christine M. Litwin * Division of Clinical Pathology, Department of Pathology, and Department of Pediatrics, University of Utah, ARUP Laboratories and the ARUP Institute for Clinical and Experimental Pathology, Salt Lake City, Utah 84132 ABSTRACT Heterophile antibodies are a well-recognized cause of erroneous results in immunoassays. We describe here a 22-month-old child with heterophile antibodies reactive with bovine serum albumin and caprine proteins causing false-positive results to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and other infectious serology testing.

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Clinical and Vaccine ImmunologyAmerican Society For Microbiology

Published: Jul 1, 1999

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