Abstract
As HIV-2 is intrinsically resistant to nonnucleoside reverse transcriptase inhibitors, it is mandatory to discriminate between HIV types before initiating antiretroviral treatment. Guinea-Bissau has the world's highest prevalence of HIV-2 and HIV-1/HIV-2 dually infected individuals. We evaluated 3 rapid tests for discrimination between HIV-1, HIV-2, and dual infections among 219 patients from Guinea-Bissau by comparing with the gold standard (INNO-LIA). Genie III HIV-1/HIV-2 was the best performer with regard to discriminatory capacity (agreement 91.8%), followed by Immunoflow HIV1-HIV2 (agreement 90.9%) and SD Bioline HIV-1/2 3.0 (agreement 84.5%). Our results underscore the need for evaluation of tests in relevant populations before implementation.
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Journal | Journal of acquired immune deficiency syndromes (1999) |
| Volume | 65 |
| Issue number | 1 |
| Pages (from-to) | 87-90 |
| Number of pages | 4 |
| ISSN | 1525-4135 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 1 Jan 2014 |
| Externally published | Yes |
Keywords
- AIDS Serodiagnosis/methods
- Adult
- CD4 Lymphocyte Count
- Coinfection/diagnosis
- Female
- Guinea-Bissau/epidemiology
- HIV Infections/diagnosis
- HIV-1
- HIV-2
- Humans
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Sensitivity and Specificity
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