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Assessment of the new immunological test Hemoblot for detecting occult blood in faeces
Jeanson, Antoinette; Jamart, J.; Maisin, J. M. et al.
1994In European Journal of Cancer Prevention, 3 (5), p. 407-412
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Abstract :
[en] Hemoblot, a new immunological faecal occult blood test, produced by Gamma, Angleur, Belgium, was characterized and compared with another immunological test (HemeSelect, SmithKline Diagnostics, USA) and with a guaiac test (Hemoccult II, SmithKline Diagnostics). The analytical sensitivity of Hemoblot is 0.15 mg haemoglobin/g faeces and the test is specific for human haemoglobin. In addition, 135 symptomatic patients who had to undergo a colonoscopy were tested using the three tests. Two criteria were considered for the analysis: (1) the blood criterion: any pathology likely to cause colorectal or other bleeding; and (2) the precancerous-cancerous criterion: the pathology being either a colorectal polyp > 0.5 cm or a colorectal cancer. Considering both criteria, the sensitivity of Hemoblot was significantly higher than the sensitivity of Hemoccult: 38% and 23%, respectively, for the blood criterion; and 54% and 29% for the precancerous-cancerous criterion. Sensitivity and specificity did not differ statistically between Hemoblot and HemeSelect but Hemoblot was faster and simpler to perform. It could be widely used in mass screening.
Disciplines :
Oncology
Author, co-author :
Jeanson, Antoinette
Jamart, J.
Maisin, J. M.
Vanheuverzwyn, R.
Gohy, P.
Debongnie, J. C.
Rentier, Bernard  ;  Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de Microbiologie > Virologie fondamentale et Immunologie
Language :
English
Title :
Assessment of the new immunological test Hemoblot for detecting occult blood in faeces
Publication date :
1994
Journal title :
European Journal of Cancer Prevention
ISSN :
0959-8278
eISSN :
1473-5709
Publisher :
Lippincott, Williams and Wilkins
Volume :
3
Issue :
5
Pages :
407-412
Peer reviewed :
Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi
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