Griskevicius A, Milinaviciute R, Caplinskas S; International Conference on AIDS.
Int Conf AIDS. 1994 Aug 7-12; 10: 242 (abstract no. PB0396).
AIDS Centre of Lithuania, Vilnius.
OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the accuracy of two HIV-antibody screening assays used in Lithuanian laboratories now. METHODS: Panels of well charactered sera were distributed to laboratories as unknows. The laboratories performed routine tests for HIV by "Peptoscreen-2" and "Rec HIV1/2 3rd gen" ("Abbott") and reported results to the Reference laboratory of Lithuanian AIDS Centre. RESULTS: Of positive sera testing are presented in the table: TABULAR DATA, SEE ABSTRACT VOLUME. All laboratories obtained true results of testing of negative sera samples. CONCLUSION: The "Peptoscreen-2" was less sensitive than Abbott HIV1/2 3rd gen. Results confirm the poor suitability of "Peptoscreen-2" for donor blood screening for HIV1/2 antibodies. Both test kits have potential use in clinical settings including testing of pools.
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Keywords:
- Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
- HIV Antibodies
- HIV Infections
- HIV Seropositivity
- HIV-1
- Laboratories
- Mass Screening
- Quality Control
Other ID:
UI: 102208696
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