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Comparative evaluation of three FDA-approved HIV Ag/Ab combination tests using a genetically diverse HIV panel and diagnostic specimens.
Journal of clinical virology : the official publication of the Pan American Society for Clinical Virology - 1 Jul 2017
Qiu Xiaoxing, Sokoll Lori, Yip Paul, Elliott Debra J, Dua Renu, Mohr Phaedre, Wang Xiao Yan, Spencer Megan, Swanson Priscilla, Dawson George J, Hackett John
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BACKGROUND: HIV Ag/Ab combination assays are recommended by CDC for routine screening and several HIV Ag/Ab combination tests are now FDA-approved. Maintaining high specificity and consistent sensitivity across diverse HIV strains is critical for these assays to accurately detect HIV infection and expedite delivery of patient results. OBJECTIVES: To evaluate performance of three FDA-approved HIV tests: ARCHITECT...
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