title: Evaluation of oral fluid enzyme immunoassay for confirmation of a positive rapid human immunodeficiency virus test result.
abstract: The CDC recommends that a reactive rapid human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) test be confirmed with an approved supplemental test; the performance of an intermediate enzyme immunoassay (EIA) is optional. In support of this recommendation, it was found that of 1,431 reactive rapid HIV test results, 2 (0.1%) had false-negative oral fluid Western blot results and both had false-negative EIA results.
authors.affiliation: Division of HIV/AIDS Prevention, National Center for HIV/AIDS, Viral Hepatitis, STD, and TB Prevention, CDC, Atlanta, GA 30333, USA. lig7@cdc.gov
authors.forename: L G
authors.initials: LG
authors.lastname: Wesolowski
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Sanchez
authors.forename: D A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: MacKellar
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Branson
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Ethridge
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Constantine
authors.forename: F
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Ketema
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Sullivan
mesh_terms: D006678:HIV / Q000276:immunology*; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis*; D006801:Humans; D007124:Immunoenzyme Techniques / Q000379:methods; D009055:Mouth / Q000276:immunology*