Evaluation of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2 antibodies detection in dried whole blood spots (dbs) samples Pesquisa de anticorpos contra o vírus da imunodeficiência humana tipos 1 e 2 em amostras de sangue seco coletadas em papel filtro

Evaluation of the human immunodeficiency virus type 1 and 2 antibodies detection in dried whole blood spots (dbs) samples Pesquisa de anticorpos contra o vírus da imunodeficiência humana tipos 1 e 2 em amostras de sangue seco coletadas em papel filtro

Human Immunodeficiency Vírus Type 1 and 2 antibodies detection was performed in 457 dried whole blood spots samples (S&S 903). Q-Preven HIV 1+2 was the screening test used. The results were compared with the gold standard serum tests by ELISA (Cobas Core e Axsym HIV1/2 gO) and imunofluorescence...

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Main Authors: Andréa Cauduro de Castro, Luiz Gustavo dos Anjos Borges, Ricardo da Silva de Souza, Melina Grudzinski, Pedro Alves D'Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade de São Paulo 2008-06-01
Series:Revista do Instituto de Medicina Tropical de São Paulo
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HIV diagnosis
DBS stability
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