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. 2020 Apr 10;70(8):1754-1757.
doi: 10.1093/cid/ciz734.

False-negative Results of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Rapid Testing in HIV Controllers

Mehdi Hage-Sleiman  1 , Pauline Tremeaux  2   3   4   5 , Marine Fillion  2   3   4 , Faroudy Boufassa  6 , Adeline Melard  2   3   4 , Elise Gardiennet  2   3   4 , Alice-Andrée Mariaggi  2   3   4   5 , Jean-Christophe Plantier  7 , Christine Rouzioux  2 , Olivier Lambotte  8   9   10 , Véronique Avettand-Fenoel  1   2   3   4 ; CODEX ANRS Cohort Study Group
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False-negative Results of Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) Rapid Testing in HIV Controllers

Mehdi Hage-Sleiman et al. Clin Infect Dis. .

Abstract

Serological assays were performed on 85 human immunodeficiency virus-controller samples . 6% presented a negative rapid screening test 7% presented an indeterminate Western blot. The enzyme immunoassay ratio decreased in controllers who had continual negative ultrasensitive HIV RNA results since inclusion.

Keywords: ELISA; HIV controllers; HIV diagnosis; HIV rapid screening test; HIV-1 Western blot.

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