In:
Clinical Diagnostic Laboratory Immunology, American Society for Microbiology, Vol. 5, No. 2 ( 1998-03), p. 263-265
Abstract:
We developed an immunochromatographic whole-blood test (WBT) which detects antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2 (HIV-1 and HIV-2) from fingerstick blood. The sensitivity and specificity of the WBT were 99.41% (1,018 confirmed positive patients) and 99.89% (941 uninfected patients), respectively (enzyme immunoassay [EIA] on serum or plasma as a reference). WBT performance was comparable to those of licensed EIAs and Western blotting, using 18 HIV-2 sera, 23 HIV-1 seroconversion panels, and a low-titer performance panel (in lieu of whole blood).
Type of Medium:
Online Resource
ISSN:
1071-412X
,
1098-6588
DOI:
10.1128/CDLI.5.2.263-265.1998
Language:
English
Publisher:
American Society for Microbiology
Publication Date:
1998
detail.hit.zdb_id:
1496863-0
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