HIV screening and confirmation: a simplified and less expensive testing algorithm

In this study we investigated the performance of fourteen different assays capable of simultaneously detecting antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2, referred to as combined screening assays (CSAs), on a panel of 371 sera, with a prevalence of 51.5% and 1.3% for HIV-1 and HIV-2 antibodies respectively. The...

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Published in:	Annales de la Societe belge de medecine tropicale Vol. 72; no. 2; p. 129
Main Authors:	Nkengasong, J, Van Kerckhoven, I, Carpels, G, Vercauteren, G, Piot, P, van der Groen, G
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Belgium 01.06.1992
Subjects:	AIDS Serodiagnosis - methods Algorithms Blotting, Western Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay HIV-1 - immunology HIV-2 - immunology Humans Immunologic Techniques Predictive Value of Tests Sensitivity and Specificity
ISSN:	0772-4128
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