Field testing and comparative evaluation of rapid, visually read screening assays for antibody to human immunodeficiency virus

• Published in: The Lancet (North American edition) Vol. 1; no. 8638; pp. 580 - 584
• Main Authors: Spielberg, F, Kabeya, C M, Ryder, R W, Kifuani, N K, Harris, J, Bender, T R, Heyward, W L, Quinn, T C
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: 01.01.1989
• Subjects: human immunodeficiency virus

Five rapid, visually read assays for immunodeficiency virus (HIV) were evaluated on fresh serum samples from 4000 prospective blood donors at Mama Yemo Hospital, Kinshasa, Zaire. The sensitivity of the assays, based on 214 specimens positive by western blot, ranged from 84 multiplied by 6% to 99 mul...