Evaluation of rapid test for detection of antibody to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and type 2

P J Asihene; R L Kline; M W Moss; A V Carella; T C Quinn

doi:10.1128/jcm.32.5.1341-1342.1994

Evaluation of rapid test for detection of antibody to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and type 2

J Clin Microbiol. 1994 May;32(5):1341-2. doi: 10.1128/jcm.32.5.1341-1342.1994.

Authors

P J Asihene¹, R L Kline, M W Moss, A V Carella, T C Quinn

Affiliation

¹ Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD 21205-2196.

Abstract

The Genie HIV-1/HIV-2 rapid assay was compared with an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and Western blot (immunoblot) by using 540 serum specimens from four different populations. The Genie HIV-1/HIV-2 assay was easy to perform, required no equipment, provided visual results within 10 min, and demonstrated excellent sensitivity and specificity compared with the Western blot.

Publication types

Clinical Trial
Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Blotting, Western
Cohort Studies
Double-Blind Method
Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay
Evaluation Studies as Topic
HIV Antibodies / blood*
HIV Infections / diagnosis
HIV Infections / immunology
HIV-1 / immunology*
HIV-2 / immunology*
Humans
Immunoassay / methods*
Immunoassay / statistics & numerical data
Prospective Studies
Sensitivity and Specificity

Substances

HIV Antibodies