An analysis of the differences between ELISA and gold dipstick on testing the HBsAg
ZHANG Xiao-jun.The Second People’s Hospital of Taixing City, Jiangsu, 225411
【Abstract】 Objective To explore the cost of clinical application between ELISA and gold dipstick on testing HBsAg. Methods The test was conducted with 360 samples and compared the positive rate of the samples,then diluted 10 positivest samples with the multiple proportions to show the differences about the test sensitivity.Results There was significat difference between the two methods on the positive rate. ELISA had a higher sensitivity. Conclusion The two methods of testing the HBsAg both are good. Gold dipstick is simple, easy and good for screening with the emergeny call and healthies. ELISA is good for routine examination.