TY - JOUR T1 - Comparison of radial haemolysis with haemagglutination inhibition in estimating rubella antibody. JF - Journal of Clinical Pathology JO - J Clin Pathol SP - 479 LP - 482 DO - 10.1136/jcp.31.5.479 VL - 31 IS - 5 AU - P N Appleton AU - A D Macrae Y1 - 1978/05/01 UR - http://jcp.bmj.com/content/31/5/479.abstract N2 - Radial haemolysis (RH) for assaying rubella antibody was studied in parallel tests with haemagglutination-inhibition (HAI) on 1102 sera from adult women. Simple to perform and economical in reagents, the RH test is as sensitive as the HAI test and is a useful method of screening antenatal and other sera for rubella immunity. It detects IgG but not IgM antibody. ER -