title: [Virologic diagnosis of human immunodeficiency].
abstract: The reference tests for HIV diagnosis are the ELISA and Western-Blot assays. Their rapid development has made it possible to obtain a reliable, specific and highly sensitive diagnosis. The follow-up of HIV-infected subjects includes HIV-p24 antigenaemia, but viral culture and PCR will perhaps permit a quantification of viral load in order to evaluate the results of antiviral therapy.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de microbiologie, hôpital Necker-Enfants Malades, Paris.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Rouzioux
mesh_terms: D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D014773:Virology / Q000379:methods