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  • Title: An appraisal of some recent diagnostic assays for Japanese encephalitis.
    Author: Gajanana A, Samuel PP, Thenmozhi V, Rajendran R.
    Journal: Southeast Asian J Trop Med Public Health; 1996 Dec; 27(4):673-9. PubMed ID: 9253865.
    Abstract:
    A study was undertaken in South Arcot district of Tamil Nadu, India to assess relative merits of selected diagnostic techniques for Japanese encephalitis. During the transmission seasons of 1993-1995, a total of 85 patients (mostly pediatric) clinically diagnosed as acute encephalitis or other related central nervous system (CNS) disorders were examined; in 53 (62.4%) a laboratory diagnosis of JE was established. In terms of diagnostic value, immunoglobulin M (IgM) antibody capture ELISA (MAC ELISA) on convalescent serum had the highest sensitivity (89%) and negative predictive value (NPV) (50%). This was followed by MAC ELISA on acute serum and CSF which had similar sensitivity (84%) and NPV (40%). The hemagglutination inhibition test and Toxorhynchites splendens inoculation technique for virus isolation were also similar in sensitivity (68%) and NPV (25%). The virus antigen detection technique by IFA in cells of cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) was the least sensitive (58%). The distinct advantage of the acute serum ELISA is that it can be carried out on a single finger-prick blood specimen. The IFA on CSF cells is the most rapid diagnostic test since it requires only 2-3 hours to complete. Therefore, both these tests also offer potential tools for JE surveillance programs.
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