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Multicenter Comparison of Neisseria Meningitidis Serogroup C Anti-capsular Polysaccharide Antibody Levels Measured by a Standardized Enzyme-linked Immunosorbent Assay

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Specialty Microbiology
Date 1994 Jun 1
PMID 8077392
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Abstract

A standardized enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was used by 11 laboratories to measure levels of total serum antibody to Neisseria meningitidis serogroup C capsular polysaccharide in 16 unpaired pre- and postvaccination serum samples. Twelve serum samples were from adults, and four were from children aged 2, 3, 5, and 9. The between-laboratory coefficient of variation for pre- and postvaccination sera ranged from 16 to 59% and 11 to 21%, respectively. The average percent difference (absolute value) from the between-laboratory means for all prevaccination sera measured by each laboratory was 24%, whereas the average percent difference was 13% for all postvaccination sera. A postvaccination quality control serum was diluted three times to give optical densities on the high, middle, and low portions of the standard reference curve. The three dilutions were assayed by the 11 laboratories a total of 241 times and yielded an overall coefficient of variation of 20%. Antibody-binding inhibition curves showed that the standardized ELISA was specific for N. meningitidis serogroup C capsular polysaccharide antibody. Fifty percent inhibition of seven serum samples was obtained after reaction with an average concentration of 0.9 micrograms of meningococcal serogroup C polysaccharide per ml; an average of 93% inhibition was obtained with 50 micrograms of polysaccharide per ml. The acceptance and use of this standardized ELISA will reduce between-laboratory assay variability and ensure a more accurate and reproducible assessment of immunogenicity for vaccines under development.

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