title: Discrimination between antibodies to HIV-1 and HIV-2 in sera from northern Zaire.
abstract: 136 selected sera from Northern Zaire were screened for antibodies against HIV-1 and HIV-2 using the ELISA method. Reactive sera were confirmed with commercially available Western Blots and additional tests. A data base was used for evaluation of the results. The sera were collected in the town Isiro and in remote rural areas. 36 sera were reactive in the HIV-1 ELISA (ELAVIA-1), 19 of them were confirmed in the HIV-1 Western Blot (Biorad). 21 sera were reactive in the HIV-2 ELISA, but they were not confirmed as HIV-2-specific in three HIV-2 Western Blots (Diagnostics Pasteur, Biorad, Paul-Ehrlich-Institut).
authors.affiliation: Bundesstaatliches Serumprüfungsinstitut und Impfstoffgewinnungsanstalt, Untersuchungsanstalt Wien.
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Lackner
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wewalka
authors.forename: F X
authors.initials: FX
authors.lastname: Heinz
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Prinz
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Stanek
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Werner
authors.lastname: Kebela-Ilunga
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007256:Information Systems; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic; D012424:Rural Population; D014505:Urban Population
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies; D011933:Reagent Kits, Diagnostic