Description

Measles ELISA Test kit





Measles ELISA Test kit Intended Use
Measles IgG ELISA test kit is designed for the detection and quantitative determination of IgG antibody to Measles (Rubeola) virus in human sera. This assay is intended for use as an aid in the diagnosis of a current or recent measles infection in conjunction with other clinical information and laboratory findings.





Measles ELISA Kit Components:
• Microplate: 96 wells coated with inactivated Measles virus antigen
• HPR-Enzyme Conjugate Goat anti-human IgG
• Serum Diluent Type I
• Calibrator
• Positive Control
• Negative Control
• Chromogen/Substrate Solution Type I
• Wash Buffer (20X)
• Stop Solution (1N H2SO4)





Method Principle
This Diagnostic Automation/ Cortez Diagnostics Inc. Human Measles ELISA test kit is designed to detect IgG class antibodies to Measles virus in human sera. Wells of plastic microplate strips are sensitized by passive absorption with Measles antigen. When antigens bound to the solid phase are brought into contact with a patient serum, antigen specific antibody, if present, will bind to the antigen on the solid phase forming antigen- antibody complexes. For further details please refer to complete instructions manual supplied with the product.





Background Information
Classified as a paramyxovirus, measles produces a highly contagious respiratory infection. The disease is spread during the prodromal phase through direct contact with respiratory secretions in the form of droplets. Because of the low incidence of measles, it is often diagnosed late in the infection after the patient has exposed others. This has resulted in a small isolated miniepidemics among the susceptible population. Several diseases in addition to Measles have been associated but not causally linked to measles virus. This list includes subacute sclerosing panencephalitis (SSPE), systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE), and multiple sclerosis (MS). However, the full impact of measles virus infection in these disease states is presently unknown. Since the presence of circulating IgG antibody to measles virus is indicative of previous infection or vaccination, screening the young adult population about to enter college or the military, pregnant women, and other individuals at risk, for seropositivity, is a valuable tool for determining their immune status. This Measles IgG ELISA kit provides all the necessary reagents for the rapid determination and quantitation of IgG antibody to measles virus in human sera.



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