A comparison of hemagglutination inhibition and neutralization assays for characterizing immunity to seasonal influenza A

Truelove, Shaun and Zhu, Huachen and Lessler, Justin and Riley, Steven and Read, Jonathan Michael and Wang, Shuying and Kwok, Kin On and Guan, Yi and Jiang, Chao Qiang and Cummings, Derek A. T. (2016) A comparison of hemagglutination inhibition and neutralization assays for characterizing immunity to seasonal influenza A. Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses, 10 (6). pp. 518-524. ISSN 1750-2659

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Abstract

SummaryBackgroundSerum antibody to influenza can be used to identify past exposure and measure current immune status. The two most common methods for measuring this are the hemagglutination inhibition assay (HI) and the viral neutralization assay (NT), which have not been systematically compared for a large number of influenza viruses.Methods151 study participants from near Guangzhou, China were enrolled in 2009 and provided serum. HI and NT assays were performed for 12 historic and recently circulating strains of seasonal influenza A. We compared titers using Spearman correlation and fit models to predict NT using HI results.ResultsWe observed high positive mean correlation between HI and NT assays (Spearman's rank correlation, rho=0.86) across all strains. Correlation was highest within subtypes and within close proximity in time. Overall, an HI=20 corresponded to NT=10, and HI=40 corresponded to NT=20. Linear regression of log(NT) on log(HI) was statistically significant, with age modifying this relationship. Strain-specific area under a curve (AUC) indicated good accuracy (>80%) for predicting NT with HI.ConclusionsWhile we found high overall correspondence of titers between NT and HI assays for seasonal influenza A, no exact equivalence between assays could be determined. This was further complicated by correspondence between titers changing with age. These findings support generalized comparison of results between assays and give further support for use of the hemagglutination inhibition assay over the more resource intensive viral neutralization assay for seasonal influenza A, though attention should be given to the effect of age on these assays.

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Journal Article
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Influenza and Other Respiratory Viruses
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19 Jul 2016 08:06
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