[Anti-HIV2 antibody research in Kinshasa, Zaire].
880 suspect sera were analysed for HIV2 antibodies (ELISA, Western Blot) during the 2nd and 3rd trimester of 1988. Results show that Kinshasa is not yet an endemic zone for this virus. The authors recommend the use of a mixed test for diagnostics.
Goussard
B
B
Institut National de Recherche Bio-Médicale, Kinshasa, Zaïre.
Zabe
D
D
Meudec
J M
JM
Karhemere
B
B
Salaun
J J
JJ
D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000453:epidemiology*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D015023:Democratic Republic of the Congo; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
D015483:HIV Antibodies
Recherche des anticorps anti-VIH2 a Kinshasa, Zaire.