Virus Microneutralization Assay Data Analysis for Vaccine Development, Enhancement and Efficacy Improvement

Description:

This CDC generated invention entails improved methods of analyzing microneutralization assays, especially for the purposes of determining specific antibody concentrations and optimizing vaccine formulation. More specifically, the invention is a set of SAS based programs using 4-parameter logistic curve fitting algorithms to interpolate between individual data points, allowing for enhanced accuracy and precision when establishing neutralization titers. This method allows every experiment to be analyzed the same way, provides greater accuracy by interpolating curve fits between dilutions, prevents transcription errors or manual calculation errors, develops and applies consistent quantitative control rules, and improves operational speed and efficiency.