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.
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.
Martró
Elisa
E
Microbiology Service. Hospital Universitari Germans Trias i Pujol. Ctra de Canyet, s/n 08916 Badalona, Spain.
Suligoi
Barbara
B
González
Victoria
V
Bossi
Vincenzo
V
Esteve
Anna
A
Mei
Joanne
J
Ausina
Vicenç
V
D000465:Algorithms; D000915:Antibody Affinity; D015483:HIV Antibodies / Q000097:blood*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000276:immunology*; D006679:HIV Seropositivity / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans
D015483:HIV Antibodies