Comparison of three assays for HIV antibodies detection in urine to be applied to epidemiological setting.
Three immune-enzymatic tests for urinary HIV antibodies were examined in order to assess their sensibility, specificity and delta value. The highest sensibility was noticed for the Seradyn test (98.8%), followed by the Wellcozyme test (98.1%) and finally the SUDS rapid test (56.8%). The resultant specificity was 98.5% for the Seradyn test, 91.3% for the Wellcozyme test and 97.3% for the SUDS test. The measurement of delta value showed a higher capability of discrimination for Seradyn test, that could be considered the most reliable for epidemiological purposes.
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Università di Pisa, Dipartimento di Biomedicina Sperimentale Infettiva e Pubblica, Sezione di Igiene ed Epidemiologia, Italy. carducci@biomed.unipi.it
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Morleo
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Moretti
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D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000302:isolation & purification* / Q000652:urine*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques; D008297:Male; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity
D015483:HIV Antibodies