A biotin/avidin solid-phase sandwich enzyme immunoassay for the antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs).

A biotin/avidin solid-phase enzyme immunoassay for the detection and quantitation of the antibody to hepatitis B surface antigen (anti-HBs) is described. The assay utilizes hepatitis B surface antigen (HBsAg) as a solid-phase 'capture' reagent and a mixture of biotinylated HBsAg and avidin-conjugated horseradish peroxidase as a probe 'detector' reagent. The assay was compared to a commercial radioimmune assay for anti-HBs detection. The two assays were found to measure the same molecules and to correlate well regarding anti-HBs titers.