학술논문
[Reproducibility of a rapid test for HIV antibody].
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Academic Journal
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Publisher: Den Alm Danske Laegerforening Country of Publication: Denmark NLM ID: 0141730 Publication Model: Print Cited Medium: Print ISSN: 0041-5782 (Print) Linking ISSN: 00415782 NLM ISO Abbreviation: Ugeskr Laeger Subsets: MEDLINE
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Language
Danish
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0041-5782
Abstract
This study evaluated three rapid test kits for HIV antibody detection. Thirty consecutive blood specimens from the infectious diseases outpatient clinic were examined by three house officers who tested each specimen twice in a blind and randomized experiment. HIV-Chek (Du Pont) and HIV-1/HIV-2 TestPack (Abbott) were easy to handle and gave good intra- and interobserver agreement and good agreement with routine ELISA. Recombigen (BioScience) was difficult to interpret and gave poorer intra- and inter-observer variation. We suggest that HIV-Chek and TestPack can be used for assessment of patients' HIV antibody status in emergency circumstances with only minimal instruction of the staff.