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Comparative Study
. 2004 Aug;42(8):3850-2.
doi: 10.1128/JCM.42.8.3850-3852.2004.

Use of rapid and conventional testing technologies for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 serologic screening in a rural Kenyan reference laboratory

Ginamarie Foglia  1 , G Donald Royster 4th, K Monique Wasunna, Rukia Kibaya, Jennifer A Malia, Eva K Calero, Warren Sateren, Philip O Renzullo, Merlin L Robb, Deborah L Birx, Nelson L Michael
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Comparative Study

Use of rapid and conventional testing technologies for human immunodeficiency virus type 1 serologic screening in a rural Kenyan reference laboratory

Ginamarie Foglia et al. J Clin Microbiol. 2004 Aug.

Abstract

We report a prospective comparison of human immunodeficiency virus type 1 testing by enzyme immunoassay and Western blot with four rapid tests of 486 subjects performed in rural Kenya. Rapid test sensitivity was 100%. Specificity ranged from 99.1 to 100%. Combined use of two Food and Drug Administration-approved rapid tests yielded a single false-positive result.

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