title: Evaluation of the rapid immunoassay determine HIV 1/2 for detection of antibodies to human immunodeficiency virus types 1 and 2.
abstract: We evaluated the reliability of a rapid human immunodeficiency virus type 1 test for quick clinical decision making, such as in needle-stick accidents. The test was evaluated with 1,160 patients. It proved to be a simple and useful test with 99.6% specificity and 99.4% sensitivity. One patient with late-stage AIDS had a false-negative result.
authors.affiliation: Departments of Internal Medicine, Onze Lieve Vrouwe Gasthuis (OLVG), 1091 HA Amsterdam, The Netherlands. guidovberk@hotmail.com
authors.forename: G E L
authors.initials: GE
authors.lastname: van den Berk
authors.forename: P H J
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Frissen
authors.forename: R M
authors.initials: RM
authors.lastname: Regez
authors.forename: P J G M
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: Rietra
mesh_terms: D000163:Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005188:False Negative Reactions; D005189:False Positive Reactions; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000032:analysis*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification; D006801:Humans; D007118:Immunoassay / Q000379:methods; D016602:Needlestick Injuries / Q000821:virology; D015203:Reproducibility of Results; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies