Evaluation of a rapid test for the detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2

被引:5
作者
Ng, KP [1 ]
Saw, TL [1 ]
Baki, A [1 ]
He, J [1 ]
Singh, N [1 ]
Lyles, CM [1 ]
机构
[1] Univ Malaya, Fac Med, Dept Med Microbiol, Viral Hepatitis & AIDS Lab, Kuala Lumpur 50603, Malaysia
关键词
Hema center dot Strip; MEIA; sensitivity; specificity; human immunodeficiency virus infection; whole blood;
D O I
10.1258/0956462991914320
中图分类号
R392 [医学免疫学]; Q939.91 [免疫学];
学科分类号
100102 ;
摘要
Hema.Strip HIV-1/2 is a one-step rapid test for the detection of anti-HIV-1/2 antibodies in whole blood. The test requires no expensive equipment and the results are available within 10-15 min. Using 72 known HIV-1 positive samples and 780 high-risk prisoners, the sensitivity and specificity of Hema.Strip HIV-1/2 was found to be comparable to microparticle enzyme immunoassay (MEIA). The data also indicated that Hema.Strip HIV-1/2 is an effective alternate testing system to conventional ELISA where the use of ELISA is not suitable and the result of the HIV testing is needed urgently.
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