title: Simplified testing for antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus.
abstract: Test strips for the detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus type 1 were investigated using specimens from risk groups in Thailand (141 reactive; 445 nonreactive) in a local Thai laboratory. The diagnostic sensitivity and specificity were both 100%. Using a set of seroconversion panels, the sensitivity of the test strips was within the range of sensitivities obtained with enzyme immunoassays. The test was developed for performance at decentralized settings under nonlaboratory conditions.
authors.affiliation: Venereal Diseases and AIDS Control Center 3, Muang District, Ministry of Public Health, Chonburi, Thailand.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Pagcharoenpol
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Burgess-Cassler
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Schramm
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D005069:Evaluation Studies as Topic; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D006801:Humans; D006813:Humidity; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013696:Temperature; D013785:Thailand
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies