Evaluation of the diagnostic performance of the rapid test VIKIA HIV1/2 in a highly complex HIV-1 epidemic

Diagn Microbiol Infect Dis. 2011 Sep;71(1):90-2. doi: 10.1016/j.diagmicrobio.2011.06.002. Epub 2011 Jul 27.

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.

Publication types

  • Evaluation Study
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • AIDS Serodiagnosis / methods*
  • Adolescent
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Angola
  • CD4 Lymphocyte Count
  • Child
  • Child, Preschool
  • Chromatography, Affinity / methods
  • Epidemics*
  • Female
  • HIV Infections / diagnosis*
  • HIV Infections / epidemiology
  • HIV Infections / immunology
  • HIV-1 / immunology*
  • HIV-2 / immunology
  • Humans
  • Infant
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Sensitivity and Specificity
  • Viral Load
  • Young Adult