Performance of an alternative HIV diagnostic algorithm using the ARCHITECT HIV Ag/Ab Combo assay and potential utility of sample-to-cutoff ratio to discriminate primary from established infection

Journal of Clinical Virology

Volumn 58, Issue SUPPL1, 2013, Pages

  Ramos, Eric M ^a   Harb, Socorro ^a   Dragavon, Joan ^a   Swenson, Paul ^a,b   Stekler, Joanne D ^a,b   Coombs, Robert W ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b Public Health Seattle and King County ^*  (United States)

Author keywords

Alternative HIV diagnostic algorithm; ARCHITECT HIV Ag Ab Combo assay; Sample to cutoff ratio

Indexed keywords

VIRUS RNA;

ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; HIV ANTIGEN ANTIBODY COMBO IMMUNOASSAY; HIV TEST; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 1 INFECTION; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS 2; IMMUNOASSAY; IMMUNOBLOTTING; IMMUNOLOGY TEST KIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTISPOT HIV 1/HIV 2 RAPID TEST; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; WESTERN BLOTTING;

ALTERNATIVE HIV DIAGNOSTIC ALGORITHM; ARCHITECT HIV AG/AB COMBO ASSAY; SAMPLE-TO-CUTOFF RATIO;

ALGORITHMS; DIAGNOSTIC TESTS, ROUTINE; HIV ANTIBODIES; HIV ANTIGENS; HIV INFECTIONS; HIV-1; HIV-2; HUMANS; IMMUNOASSAY; NUCLEIC ACID AMPLIFICATION TECHNIQUES; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RNA, VIRAL; VIROLOGY;

EID: 84890214088     PISSN: 13866532     EISSN: 18735967     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcv.2013.08.014     Document Type: Article

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