Volume 13, Number 7—July 2007
Dispatch
Blood Screening for Influenza
Michael Kai Hourfar*, Anna Themann*, Markus Eickmann†, Pilaipan Puthavathana‡, Thomas Laue§, Erhard Seifried*, and Michael Schmidt*
Table 1
Analytical sensitivity for influenza virus in plasma samples*
| PFU (H5N1) spiked in minipools | No. positive/ no. tested | % Positive |
|---|---|---|
| 250.0 | 8/8 | 100 |
| 125.0 | 8/8 | 100 |
| 62.5 | 8/8 | 100 |
| 31.3 | 8/8 | 100 |
| 15.6 | 7/8 | 87.5 |
| 7.8 | 8/8 | 100 |
| 3.9 | 4/8 | 50 |
| 0.0 | 0/8 | 0 |
*Influenza (H5N1) standard was extracted from 9.6 mL of 96 pooled donor samples after centrifugation. Five microliters of 75-µL nucleic acid extract was analyzed. The 95% detection limit was 13.4 PFU/mL; the 50% detection limit was 4.8 PFU/mL.
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