title: Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of the rapid test VIKIA HIV1/2 in a highly complex HIV-1 epidemic.
abstract: The rapid test VIKIA HIV1/2 was evaluated in 210 Angolan subjects infected with multiple HIV-1 subtypes and complex recombinant forms and 225 seronegative individuals. All infected subjects tested positive (100% sensitivity); all seronegative subjects tested negative (100% specificity). VIKIA HIV1/2 is highly specific and sensitive even in highly complex epidemics.
authors.affiliation: Clínica Sagrada Esperança, Lda., Grupo Endiama, Avenida Mortala Mohamed, Ilha de Luanda, Luanda, Angola.
authors.forename: Ângela
authors.initials: Â
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: Sofia
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Clemente
authors.forename: Inês
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Bártolo
authors.forename: Claudia
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Palladino
authors.forename: Patrícia
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Cavaco-Silva
authors.forename: Verónica
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Franco
authors.forename: Marta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Epalanga
authors.forename: Rui
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Pinto
authors.forename: Nuno
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Taveira
mesh_terms: D015492:AIDS Serodiagnosis / Q000379:methods*; D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000810:Angola; D018791:CD4 Lymphocyte Count; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002846:Chromatography, Affinity / Q000379:methods; D058872:Epidemics; D005260:Female; D015658:HIV Infections / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000276:immunology; D015497:HIV-1 / Q000276:immunology*; D015498:HIV-2 / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012680:Sensitivity and Specificity; D019562:Viral Load; D055815:Young Adult