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| Girardi,Samira Barboza; Barreto,Angela Maria Egydio de Carvalho; Barreto,Claudia Cortese; Proietti,Anna Barbara; Carvalho,Silvia Maia Farias de; Loureiro,Paula; Sabino,Ester Cerdeira. |
| The identification of recent HIV infection is important for epidemiological studies and to monitor the epidemic. The objective of this study was to evaluate two rapid tests that are easily available to the Brazilian scientific community for using as markers of recent HIV infection. The Rapid Test - HIV-1/2 Bio-Manguinhos (Bio-Manguinhos/Fiocruz, Brazil) and the Rapid Check HIV 1&2 (NDI-UFES, Center for Infectious Diseases, Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo) were tested, using 489 samples with HIV positive serology, from blood donors, previously classified as recent or long-term infection by serological testing algorithm for recent HIV seroconversion (STARHS) or LS-HIV Vitros assay methods. The samples were diluted prior to testing (1:50 and 1:100... |
| Tipo: Info:eu-repo/semantics/article |
Palavras-chave: HIV-1 incidence; Detuned assay; Surveillance; Rapid test. |
| Ano: 2012 |
URL: http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702012000500009 |
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