title: Time for HIV-1/HIV-2 combination tests?
abstract: We should like to report the case of an individual in the Middle East infected with HIV-2 whose serum was negative by our routine ELISA tests for HIV-1. We propose that screening for HIV-2, in addition to HIV-1, be performed on individuals who are clinically determined to be at risk for HIV infection. Commercially available HIV-1/HIV-2 combination tests may serve to identify both infectious agents.
authors.affiliation: U.S. Naval Medical Research Unit No. 3 (A World Health Organization Collaborating Center for AIDS), Cairo, Egypt.
authors.forename: N T
authors.initials: NT
authors.lastname: Constantine
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Callahan
authors.forename: D M
authors.initials: DM
authors.lastname: Watts
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis; D015153:Blotting, Western; D015488:HIV Antigens / Q000032:analysis*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male
chemical_list: D015488:HIV Antigens