HIV1/HIV2 Ab differentiation assay
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Indications
- positive HIV 1+2 Ab & HIV1 p24 Ag in serum (screening test)
Clinical significance
- distinguishes HIV1 from HIV2 or suggests false positive screening test
- positive HIV 1+2 Ab & HIV1 p24 Ag in serum
- if negative differentiation assay, suggests HIV1 p24 Ag or false positive screening test for HIV1[1]
- a negative HIV1 nucleic acid amplification test confirms a false positive screening test for HIV1
- positive HIV 1+2 Ab & HIV1 p24 Ag in serum
More general terms
References
- ↑ Jump up to: 1.0 1.1 Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 17, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2015