Performance evaluation of the HTLV-1/2 antibody measurement reagent “Elecsys HTLV I/II”

Abstract

We evaluated the performance of the HTLV-1/2 antibody measurement reagent “Elecsys HTLV-I/II”. A total of 899 serum samples were included in this study. The overall percent agreement between Elecsys HTLV-I/II and three conventional immunoassays was 99.7–99.8%. The detection limit was significantly lower than those of the conventional methods and the specificity was the highest among all the methods evaluated. Moreover, the measurement time was 18 min. Thus, Elecsys HTLV-I/II would be useful for routine tests.