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. 2003 Aug;41(8):3868-9.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.41.8.3868-3869.2003.

Evaluation of the rapid immunoassay determine HIV 1/2 for detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2

G E L van den Berk  1 , P H J Frissen, R M Regez, P J G M Rietra
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Evaluation of the rapid immunoassay determine HIV 1/2 for detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2

G E L van den Berk et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2003 Aug.

Abstract

We evaluated the reliability of a rapid human immunodeficiency virus type 1 test for quick clinical decision making, such as in needle-stick accidents. The test was evaluated with 1,160 patients. It proved to be a simple and useful test with 99.6% specificity and 99.4% sensitivity. One patient with late-stage AIDS had a false-negative result.

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