Autor: |
Marta Monari, Serenella Valaperta, Eleonora Baldassarre, Roberto Assandri, Alessandro Montanelli |
Jazyk: |
English<br />Italian |
Rok vydání: |
2010 |
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Zdroj: |
Microbiologia Medica, Vol 25, Iss 4 (2010) |
Druh dokumentu: |
article |
ISSN: |
2280-6423 |
DOI: |
10.4081/mm.2010.2412 |
Popis: |
In order to reduce the window phase between time of human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) exposure and source’s results of laboratory investigations, we evaluated the analytical performance of a new point of care test for simultaneous detection of HIV Abs and HIV Ag.We tested 48 serum samples by HIV Combo Ag/Ab Abbott Diagnostic®, USA; by Western Blot Matrix HIV 1/2 Abbott®, USA and by the new POCT test HIV 1/2 Ag/Ab Combo Inverness Medical®, UK. Good concordance of results was recordered with analytical performance (sensitivity and specificity) and diagnostic accuracy of 100%.Thus this new test is ideal for rapid laboratory investigation when the time for appropriate prophylactic therapy is very important, such as found in exposure in the workplace. |
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