title: Comparison of the avidity index method and the serologic testing algorithm for recent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroconversion, two methods using a single serum sample for identification of recent HIV infections.
abstract: A study was designed to compare an avidity index method to the serologic testing algorithm for recent human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) seroconversion (STARHS) for the detection of recent HIV infection. One hundred sixty HIV-positive sera were tested. Both techniques performed similarly in identifying recent infections, although STARHS tended to misclassify more individuals that had long-standing infection as being recently infected.
authors.affiliation: Microbiology Service. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol. Ctra de Canyet, s/n 08916 Badalona, Spain.
authors.forename: Elisa
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Martró
authors.forename: Barbara
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Suligoi
authors.forename: Victoria
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: González
authors.forename: Vincenzo
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Bossi
authors.forename: Anna
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Esteve
authors.forename: Joanne
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mei
authors.forename: Vicenç
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Ausina
mesh_terms: D000465:Algorithms; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans
chemical_list: D015483:HIV Antibodies