[Detection of antibodies to HIV virus in saliva by express-tests in Uzbekistan].
Saliva tests, when used in screening for antibodies to HIV virus (anti-HIV), makes testing safer, easy-to-fulfill (even outside clinic) and acceptable for a majority of examinees. The main quality parameters of express-test for the detection of anti-HIV in saliva were evaluated for the purpose of using the related approach in the HIV epidemiological supervision. Saliva samples and sera of 81 HIV-infected patients and of 99 presumably non-infected persons were investigated by the "OraQuick" express-test. The data obtained were compared with the results of ELISA-based serum testing. The sensitivity of "OraQuick" made 95% and its specificity was 100%. The test is appropriate for epidemiological investigations and HIV epidemiological supervision but it cannot be recommended for the blood transfusion service.
A B
AB
Ongarbaev
D E
DE
Avazova
E M
EM
Mustafaeva
Zh
Zh
Drobeniuk
A A
AA
Al'betkova
E I
EI
Musabaev
T V
TV
Kalashnikova
M O
MO
Favorov
D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000032:analysis*; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012463:Saliva / Q000737:chemistry*; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D014610:Uzbekistan
D000914:Antibodies, Viral